Barn Quilts of the Boonslick 2022

Saline County

7. North Star

8. Honeycomb

9. Lindbergh Plane

Eugene and Kay Markes 20284 Hwy. EE, Marshall

Phillip and Amy Giffen 20137 Hwy. 20, Marshall

Bryan and Barbara Berlin 20363 Hwy. YY, Marshall

Kay chose the North Star pattern because of its colors and because “it’s got quite a story.” North Star was one of several used by the Underground Railroad. It was used to signal two messages—to prepare to escape, and to follow the North Star to freedom in Canada.

In western Saline County on Highway 2O, this pattern was chosen because the owner is a beekeeper.

Barbara says they chose this pattern beacuse they saw a quilt at a bed and breakfast in Rocheport made entirely of Lindbergh Plane squares and they liked it. “We thought it was an interesting pattern, and we were managers at an aviaton museum in Marshall,” she says.

10. Arrow of Peace

11. Cross and Crown

12. Indian Maze

Shane and Stephanie Gooden 23462 N. Hwy. 65, Marshall

Nelson and Janie Weber and family 28745 N. Hwy. 41, Marshall

Jan VanMeter Stapleton and John VanMeter Stapleton 31708 N. Hwy. 122, Miami

The former owners of this barn quilt chose Arrow of Peace because they wanted something that was a little different.

Janie says her family was inspired to participate after seeing other barn quilts in the area and on trips to Ohio. They chose Cross and Crown out of a book of quilt patterns because it was credited as having been added in 1932—the same year the barn was built on the Webers’ farm, which has been in the family for three generations.

This barn quilt was donated by the Country Patchwork Quilt Guild.

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