My friend Terry and I just completed an eight-day tour of horse country near Lexington, KY. We did make a few side trips that didn't involve horses, so I thought I'd take you down the lane on our quest to find barn quilts.
The barns in Kentucky are mostly two story structures painted black, not white as those we are accustomed to seeing. Some of these may have started out as tobacco barns.
The dark paint helped to raise the heat inside the barns for the cut tobacco. This particular day we were near Versailles and Stamping Ground.
You can purchase ready-made quilt blocks from local sign companies in the area. These are made of metal and will last longer.
I prefer the hand-painted blocks. I hope to put one on my barn someday soon.
Hope you enjoy them. Other side trips and thoroughbreds are coming soon.
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| Here are two views of the same barn which had five quilt blocks. |
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| This is the logo for Old Friends Equine, a retirement home for Thoroughbreds. This is an Ohio Star block with the horseshoe added in the center. |
