Want to read more good news about Alabama? Sign up for the This is Alabama newsletter here. A rustic barn is a picturesque reminder of Alabama’s agricultural roots. Add a “barn quilt” – a hand-painted ...

Two local barn quilts, part of a colorful nationwide trend, greet motorists near Strasburg and milkshake fans at the Elizabethtown Fair. Massive signs decorated to look like quilts, they’re placed on ...

Gwen Johnson’s latest quilt starts with an eight-point star in brown, slate blue and a neutral pastel. Triangles come next and to finish, she surrounds the block with a frame of blue and brown.

CRAIG COUNTY, Va. – The Craig County Countryside is so beautiful, it doesn't need improvement. Yet if you know where to look, you can find a splash of color, a bit of design. Something familiar and ...

MILLBRIDGE — Every visit to the Country Life Museum at Sloan Park seems to reveal something new. Inside, you see the new collection of kids’ pedal tractors — 18 in all — displayed high along a wall.

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will host a barn quilt painting workshop with Bohemian Folk Barn Quilts of Brookfield, Mo. on Saturday, August 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hannibal Arts ...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Drive down rural roads just over a year from now, and you may pass more than a hundred four-by-four-foot wood pallets covered in hues of reds, blues, oranges, purples and greens ...

FORT PLAIN — Sign makers who attended workshops conducted by Fulton-Montgomery Quilt Barn Trail founder Elizabeth Argotsinger at the Fort Plain Free Library last fall are invited to join us at the 19 ...

Fall is finally upon us, and as the trees begin to change colors, offering scenic drives through Carroll’s rich landscapes, barn quilts offer roadside viewers the opportunity to engage with the county ...