Once upon a time, I was the Marketing Director for my community. Of the many hats I wore at that job, one involved rallying volunteers to help paint quilt blocks which were hung on barns and a few landmark buildings around the community.
The above quilt block was painted at our local airport by people who attended an event there. It hangs on the side of a shelter house at the airport and it’s one of my favorites.
Another of my favorites is this one on an old barn at a local horse farm.
The lady who owned this farm is now deceased but I’ll never forget how her eyes lit up when I asked permission to use her barn. She was a kind lady and one of many nice people I got to work with on this project.
We did several of these quilt barns in a short period of time and there’s a special story behind every single one of them. It’s fun to look around my community and see tangible ways that my hard work made a difference.
The airplane quilt block has to be one of the best I’ve seen. Wonderful graphic representation of a place that ties into the quilt block theme. Are there any national organizations for community quilt blocks?
I’m so glad you like it! This is one of my favorites as well.
I’m not sure that there is a national organization but I left that job several years ago and am a little out of the loop. The woman who created the project is from Ohio – a friend of mine who has traveled all over inspiring communities to embrace the movement. When I was involved it was all grass roots which I found incredible.
That must be really gratifying to see the evidence of your efforts as you wander in your community.
Yes! There are many places I look where I helped a small business or made something special like these quilt barns. It’s a good feeling. 🙂