Sac County Barn Quilts

If you have driven through Sac County you probably have noticed all of their beautiful barn quilts. This is a great book that was published in 2007. It has all of their barn quilts along with a great history of the barns.  It was driving through Sac County that inspired me to make my first barn quilt.  Hats off to Sac County for getting the barn quilt movement started in western Iowa!

Octagon Star

This is a 2 x 2 barn quilt called Octagon Star.  This would be perfect for an Iowa State Cyclone fan!

Star Puzzle

This is a 4 x 4 barn quilt made with pink, burgundy and white.  The owner is this barn quilt has burgundy trim on their house.  This will be hung on their garage.

Sunflower

This pattern is called Sunflower.  The owners of this 6 x 6 barn quilt have a cream colored house with burgundy trim.  This should look very nice on their barn.

Checkerboard

This is a 8 x 8 barn quilt that looks like a checkerboard.  This barn quilt will be displayed on a beautiful white barn with a red roof.  It should look beautiful!

Starlight Variation

This is a 2 x 2 barn quilt that would be perfect for a Iowa Hawkeye fan.

Barn Quilts of Pender (Ne)

I recently drove over to Pender, Nebraska to look at their barn quilts.  It was amazing!  They have over 200 barn quilts with almost 150 within the town!
Pender has a population of around 1100, so that is a lot of barn quilts.  Most of the barn quilts were mounted on posts in people's front yards.  All of the barn quilts have a "quilts of Pender 125" mounted next to them as you can see in this picture.  This sign also has the name of the quilt block.  This one is called Thistle Bloom and is found in front of a florist shop.   All of these barn quilts were done in honor of Pender's 125th celebration this summer.  If you are looking for a fun Sunday afternoon drive, Pender is the place to go!