Cheryl and Carl Russwurm
399 Concession 10 E, Mildmay
LAT 44.06957828 LONG -81.0606376
I have admired barn quilts since I first saw them as a fundraiser for the IPM held in my home County of Simcoe in 2014. When I saw that South Bruce Tourism wanted to do a Barn/Business Quilt Trail, it was the motivation I needed to make it happen. As a quilter I appreciate the time and effort that goes into quilts and once you start the process you have to be content with the colour and the design. I decided to do two 4 x 4 ft barn quilts that would represent the blocks in the quilts I had recently made for our daughter’s and son’s weddings. One ceremony took place at our home farm in 2018 and the other adjacent to the shed were the quilts are hung in 2019.
As I mulled over the outlines I had for my two blocks and the information on the internet, I realized that modifications would be needed in size and colour to ensure the impact would be seen. I even changed colours 3 times prior to the final painting!
The block on the left is a slight modification of the “Square Dance” quilt pattern that was utilized for our son’s quilt. It was done with black as it appears on the barn quilt and various shades of grey. It had a nine patch block in the middle with a red centre in the middle.
The block on the right is the main block from the “Picnic Day” pattern I used for our daughter’s quilt. She wanted something with ‘stars’ and the star on this barn quilt was much easier to construct than making 36 stars with fabric. Her quilt has a white background with various shades of blue stars and squares.
This shed used to have orange doors with little white horses painted on them. So the transition to grey with the barn quilts of black, white, and green is quite a change. Why these colours? Because I always love black and white quilts with a pop of colour!
* On any quilt trail, please use caution when slowing down or stopping near a site. Stopping on busy roads can be dangerous and illegal. Most quilts are located on private property. They should be viewed only from the road unless otherwise indicated at the site location or if that site is a business open to the public.
399 Concession 10 E, Mildmay
LAT 44.06957828 LONG -81.0606376
I have admired barn quilts since I first saw them as a fundraiser for the IPM held in my home County of Simcoe in 2014. When I saw that South Bruce Tourism wanted to do a Barn/Business Quilt Trail, it was the motivation I needed to make it happen. As a quilter I appreciate the time and effort that goes into quilts and once you start the process you have to be content with the colour and the design. I decided to do two 4 x 4 ft barn quilts that would represent the blocks in the quilts I had recently made for our daughter’s and son’s weddings. One ceremony took place at our home farm in 2018 and the other adjacent to the shed were the quilts are hung in 2019.
As I mulled over the outlines I had for my two blocks and the information on the internet, I realized that modifications would be needed in size and colour to ensure the impact would be seen. I even changed colours 3 times prior to the final painting!
The block on the left is a slight modification of the “Square Dance” quilt pattern that was utilized for our son’s quilt. It was done with black as it appears on the barn quilt and various shades of grey. It had a nine patch block in the middle with a red centre in the middle.
The block on the right is the main block from the “Picnic Day” pattern I used for our daughter’s quilt. She wanted something with ‘stars’ and the star on this barn quilt was much easier to construct than making 36 stars with fabric. Her quilt has a white background with various shades of blue stars and squares.
This shed used to have orange doors with little white horses painted on them. So the transition to grey with the barn quilts of black, white, and green is quite a change. Why these colours? Because I always love black and white quilts with a pop of colour!
* On any quilt trail, please use caution when slowing down or stopping near a site. Stopping on busy roads can be dangerous and illegal. Most quilts are located on private property. They should be viewed only from the road unless otherwise indicated at the site location or if that site is a business open to the public.