Want to read more good news about Alabama? Sign up for the This is Alabama newsletter here. A rustic barn is a picturesque reminder of Alabama’s agricultural roots. Add a “barn quilt” – a hand-painted ...

But what exactly is a barn quilt? It is a board that has been hand-painted with a single quilt pattern and then attached to a barn, some other type of building or can be free-stan ...

Cindy Haffner of rural Rose City, along with her committee members, received a grant to help fund the project.

Gwen Johnson’s latest quilt starts with an eight-point star in brown, slate blue and a neutral pastel. Triangles come next and to finish, she surrounds the block with a frame of blue and brown.

Debbie Park of Perryville doesn’t use a needle and thread to make colorful quilts; she uses a paint brush and wood. Park creates barn quilts, which are quilt squares painted on boards and displayed on ...

HOOSICK, N.Y. -- Taking a new approach to a traditional art form, members of the community have worked all summer to create a most unconventional quilt -- one that covers the entire town. Starting the ...

SCANDIA — Olivia Nienaber dipped a paintbrush into a can of Sherwin Williams' Calypso blue, wiped off a few excess drips and carefully painted a straight, smooth line onto a white sheet of plywood.

Olivia Nienaber dipped a paintbrush into a can of Sherwin Williams’ Calypso blue last week, wiped off a few excess drips and carefully painted a straight, smooth line onto a white sheet of plywood.