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During the six hour journey between Toronto and Montreal, Meinhilde and I made a detour through Prince Edward County. This wine region in Southeastern Ontario has recently exploded as a foodie destination, so we were excited to explore it for ourselves.
Apart from the other treats of the area (stay tuned, we will show those to you shortly), we were delighted to discover that we were on a Barn Quilt Trail. Traditionally, a barn quilt is a board painted with a single quilt square and mounted onto the side of a barn. Artists can design a pattern that has special meaning, perhaps depicting family heritage or the line of business of the related farm. When members of a community join together and each displays a quilt square, a barn quilt trail is born. This is rural artwork at its best – elegant, unique, and enhancing the beauty of its surroundings.
Meinhilde had read about barn quilts in the US, but we had no idea barn quilts were in Canada. It became a bit of a game for us to find the next barn quilt and gave us an amusing drive through the lovely Prince Edward County. Some were as simple as tri-color geometric patterns, while others were more elaborate and designed to represent real-life objects. My favourite wasn’t a square at all, but rather a grey-tone pattern covering the entire roof of a building (see last picture below). If you’re interested in visiting, our route took us through Wellington, Bloomfield, and Picton, which featured many more barn quilts than those displayed here on Kiku Corner. Our only regret of the day was that we couldn’t spend more time in Prince Edward County.
Find more information about the Barn Quilt Trail here.
These are so neat! I didn’t know they had them in Canada either! I’ll have to keep my eye out.
What a wonderful detour! I would love to do this drive. Thanks for sharing.
These are beautiful 🙂 Thanks for sharing at the Linky Party!
Here from Two Uses Tuesday- So cool, I had no idea they did that in Canada! My favorites have to be the big one on the white wall and the roof. I’ve only seen a few in the U.S. but I enjoy them.Thank you for sharing!
ohhh these barn quilts are pretty neat and I like that roof one the best too – how cool would it be to live under that quilt!?!? thanks for sharing with Snickerdoodle – pinned to my travel board as always. Eventually I will get up there to visit and will know where to go thanks to you ladies!
Thanks for Sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again this week!! I Pin everything to My 2 Favorite Things Pinterest Board!
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Have you been to the Trenton Florida Quilt Show? The street is full of quilts and the quilt museum is fantastic.
Thank you for sharing your photos and I’m sharing this post to all my quilt friends.
Linda
These barns are just beautiful. I so enjoyed having a look…thanks for linking to Monday Fundayxo
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