Suzi Parron

Following the Barn Quilt Trail


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      FOLLOWING THE BARN QUILT TRAIL

       FOLLOWING THE BARN QUILT TRAIL

       Suzi Parron

       Foreword by

       Donna Sue Groves

       SWALLOW PRESS

       Athens, Ohio

      Swallow Press

      An imprint of Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Parron, Suzi, author. | Groves, Donna Sue, writer of foreword.

      Title: Following the barn quilt trail / Suzi Parron ; Foreword by Donna Sue Groves.

      Description: Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2015044696| ISBN 9780804011693 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780804040693 (pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Barns—United States—Pictorial works. | Barns—Canada—Pictorial works. | Parron, Suzi—Travel—United States. | Parron, Suzi—Travel—Canada. | Outdoor art—United States—Themes, motives. | Outdoor art—Canada—Themes, motives. | Culture and tourism—United States—Pictorial works. | Culture and tourism—Canada—Pictorial works.

      Classification: LCC NA8230 .P365 2016 | DDC 725/.372—dc23

      LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015044696

      ISBN 9780804040693 (e-book)

      In memory of Maxine Groves, in whose honor her daughter, Donna Sue, began the quilt trail. She inspired so many through her wisdom, her quilting artistry, and a life well lived.

      contents

      FOREWORD BY DONNA SUE GROVES

       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       INTRODUCTION

       THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

       MICHIGAN

       CANADA

       NEW YORK

       OHIO

       INDIANA

       PENNSYLVANIA, AND A SIDE TRIP TO VERMONT

       WEST VIRGINIA

       VIRGINIA

       NORTH CAROLINA

       LOUISIANA

       KANSAS

       NEBRASKA

       MINNESOTA

       IOWA AND ILLINOIS

       WISCONSIN

       HEADING WEST

       WASHINGTON

       CALIFORNIA

       TEXAS

       KENTUCKY

       SOUTH CAROLINA

       THE DEEP SOUTH

       PHOTO CREDITS

       INDEX

      foreword

      Everyone has a story, including me. Stories make us laugh and cry. They evoke memories and help us form emotional connections. Stories teach us about life, about ourselves, and about others.

      Little did I think that a large part of my story would intertwine with the lives and stories of thousands of other folks across the United States and Canada.

      In order to tell my story we have to go back sixty-plus years. I grew up in West Virginia. My mother and father were the first generation to move to the city away from the farm. As a family—my dad, mother, brother, and I would visit my grandparents most weekends.

      My brother, Michael Blaine, was five years younger and a general pest to me. Riding side by side in a car for any length of time caused us to squabble. Those were the days of no cell phones, handheld games, or DVDs. It was impossible for us to play the typical license-plate game because all we saw were West Virginia plates. To keep us occupied Mother created a game counting barns. If it was a certain kind of barn, you got two points; if it was another type of barn, you got three points; if it had advertising on it, you got a bonus of five points if you could read the ad. Barns like “Chew Mail Pouch,” or “See Rock City,” or “RC Cola” were five points. Red barns were two points and white barns minus two points.

      The