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Barn Quilts – Green Mountain Quilters Guild
September 30, 2023 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
There’s been a quiet but colorful phenomenon growing nationwide – barn quilts on houses, garages, chicken coops, barns, and other outbuildings. Did you know that there are over 600 barn quilts all around Vermont?
The Green Mountain Quilters Guild (GMQG) invites quilters and non-quilters alike to an information session about barn quilts. Featured speakers will include:
- Sharon Perry, coordinator of barn quilt activities in Franklin County
- Marianne Kotch, GMQC president
The efforts of these energetic people have resulted in the creation and documentation of over 500 barn quilts in Franklin County and more than 125 barn quilts in the Chelsea area, as well as the recent creation of many more. Learn how they got started, how they spread the word, and also the practical aspects of creating barn quilts that survive Vermont winters.
The GMQG hopes to encourage and document barn quilts statewide with the aim of creating a comprehensive virtual self-guided tour.
“We hope that people go home with information that inspires them to create their own barn quilts,” said GMQG president Marianne Kotch. “And because our ultimate goal is to provide an online, interactive map of barn quilt locations by county, we also hope they’ll be enthusiastic about contributing to the statewide list.”
Free and open to the public. Advance registration is suggested. Call or email Marianne Kotch at (802) 476-4185 or mkotch731@gmail.com to reserve your seat.
