There's A Barn Quilt Trail In North Dakota And It's Everything You've Ever Dreamed Of
By Leah|Published June 25, 2017
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Leah moved to North Dakota when she was 12 years old and has traveled from the Red River Valley to the badlands and many places in between. She loves small-town life and currently enjoys living on a small farm in the ND prairie. She's always had a passion for writing and has participated in novel writing challenges such as NaNoWriMo multiple times. Her favorite part about this job is recognizing small businesses that deserve a boost and seeing the positive affect her articles can have on their traffic, especially in rural areas that might have otherwise gone overlooked.
Have you ever heard of barn quilts? This trend is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Local farms create beautiful “quilts” that they display proudly on their barns or other farm buildings for all to see. Some communities start entire groups and create a barn quilt trail through their area. These trails will take you through the delightful countryside while seeing these colorful features on barns all along the way. Luckily for us North Dakotans, we have two counties with barn quilt trails you can see yourself!
North Dakota's two trails are the Nelson County Barn Quilt Trail and the Red River Barn Quilt Trail.
The first trail began in Michigan, North Dakota in Nelson County. More recently the Red River Barn Quilt Trail through Richland County and parts of Minnesota was started.
Along each trail you will find these beautiful handmade "barn quilts."
The barn quilts are made on a wood board and painted with quilt patterns into gorgeous arrays of color. These patterns vary greatly and each one is unique. Members of the community design their own quilts to put along the route.
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The quilts are then hung and displayed proudly on farm buildings.
To see these delightful creations and the charming sights of rural North Dakota, the barn quilt trails are the way to go. They're unique, fun, and personal to each and every building they are on. It's like an outdoor art gallery that stays true to the roots of each community and North Dakota's agricultural history. How cool is that?
