Quilted barns

I love barns and I photographed lots of them on this trip to Wisconsin.

old ones

this one looks like it has wings

 

 new ones

the old with the new

 We drove past many barns that had quilt paintings on them.

A swirly one















 this one turned out fuzzy but you can see the design

and on sheds too

 

Why were people painting quilts on barns?  I had to google it and I found the answer!  Find the history to this idea here.

 And finally, a patriotic barn