October’s Block of the Month is based on a barn quilt in Brussels, Ontario. The pattern is a Wheel incorporated into the traditional Corn and Beans pattern. It highlights the three crops used in rotation: corn, soy beans and white beans. The wheel signifies the important role technology plays in farm production. Instructions will be … Continue reading October BOM Available Soon
September BOM Released
September’s Block of the Month is based on a barn quilt in Bluevale, Ontario named “Friends Welcome”. The owners chose this block in the hope that all who see the barn quilt are reminded of their friends. Registered Guild members will receive their instructions this week. It's never too late to join the Guild's BOM, … Continue reading September BOM Released
August BOM Now Available!
Our August Block of the Month is based on a barn quilt in Ridgetown Ontario, in the municipality of Chatham-Kent. The “Sunflower” barn quilt, is a modified “Waterwheel” pattern that gives tribute to the now silent mills that were built along “Big Creek” in the valley known as “The Klondyke,” just one kilometre east of … Continue reading August BOM Now Available!
July Block of the Month
Check out our barn block for July! It is modelled after a barn quilt along Huron County’s Barn Quilt Trail. It is located near Bluevale in Southwestern Ontario. Instructions will be emailed next week. If you haven't joined the Guild's BOM, it isn't too late. Email Mary to be added to the list. (For Guild … Continue reading July Block of the Month
And our BOM Continues!
Join us as our BOM continues into the Summer. Since we are all staying closer to home this summer, a new 2020-21 Block of the Month series will begin this month. Each month, from now until May 2021, we will be featuring a block based on a barn quilt displayed on an Ontario barn. All … Continue reading And our BOM Continues!