Barn Quilts of the Boonslick 2022

1. The Rooster

2. Prairie Queen

3A. Star and Pin Wheel

Jonathan Hiller 17198 Hwy. Z, Nelson

Russell and Karla Lang 8498 Springs Road, between Blackwater and Lamine

Herbert and Alice Gerke Family 13953 Hwy. 135, Pilot Grove

The family chose The Rooster pattern because they raise chickens.

Alice Gerke chose the Star and Pin Wheel pattern because she liked the colors and that it was a star. “I just thought it was pretty,” she says, noting that she likes having the block on the barn, which was built in 1919 by Barney Bonen. Alice also enjoys seeing visitors stop to get pictures of her block.

The farm is called The Prairie. The name was picked because their house was a Sears catalog design with the name “Prairie Style” in it.

4. The Trails r ils .

5. Dresden Plate

3B. Log Cabin

Cooper County Historical Society Corner of Roe and College Streets, Pilot Grove Log Cabin recognizes the early Indians who followed the buffalo until settlers arrived. Their colors, red, yellow ochre, and charcoal black were oxides found in nature with indigo blue from plants. This block was placed in honor of Florence (Winky) Friedrichs.

Joyce Day Craven 508 Roe St., Pilot Grove Joyce Day Craven 508 Roe Street, Pilot Grove

Mark and Donna Gerke Family 99 Hwy. HH, Pilot Grove

The owners like the pattern and the colors.

The pattern was chosen because of the proximity to the Santa Fe Trail, The Boonslick Trail, US Route 40, and 1-70. This region is truly an area of transportation to the west. This barn quilt will be moving in 2020. The Trails quilt block was selected for this barn due to its proximity to the Santa Fe Trail and the Boonslick Trail. Joyce has made hundreds of quilts and owned the quilt shop in Pilot Grove for several years.

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