A few winters ago, a case of cabin fever set in. We yearned for the warmth and color of spring, but it was still weeks away. With no better plans, we jumped in the car and went on a day trip on small ...

“Barn quilts” is a somewhat deceptive term. They are not something that could keep someone or an animal warm on cold nights spent in a barn. Instead, it refers to boards painted to look like elaborate ...

Take a road trip in the Midwest to see a homegrown art form that creatively combines aspects of Americana. Credit...Kevin Miyazaki for The New York Times Supported by By Jackie Snow Jim Leuenberger ...

WADENA, Minn. — Hundreds of brightly painted barn quilts brighten the back roads and highways of central Minnesota. Mounted on barns, fence posts, parks and community spaces, these large-scale, ...

Willow Valley Quilt Guild’s latest project is a green and orange quilt, with little blocks crisscrossing over a star. This quilt, adorned with what is called a pathways design, is the group’s biggest ...

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.

A barn quilt made by Sandy Heyman of Burns shows the gridwork that is the backdrop to making one. Annie Calovich The Wichita Eagle Barn quilts have become a colorful addition to rural USA, crowning ...

As late-winter brown gives way to spring green, a drive through north-central Minnesota offers some surprising and unexpected flashes of color on barns, businesses and other buildings. The oversized ...

Carl Cottingham’s mother was not impressed with his attempts at quilting. As a youngster, he knew winter was coming when his mother, aunts and friends would rearrange the furniture in the Cottingham’s ...