North Star Barn Quilt, rural Wellsburg, IA
N 42° 24.806 W 092° 55.498
15T E 506173 N 4695683
The pattern chosen by this family is called the North Star quilt, but they actually have two of them, one on each end of the 1927 barn.
Waymark Code: WMAXHC
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2011
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Grundy County was the first county in Iowa to start the painted barn quilt project, a rural art form that has caught on to create more than 60 unique quilts. The idea started in 2003 to lure tourists into their area. Alliant Energy has agreed to mount them at no cost to the owner. It is not unusual to see bus tours or private motorists slowing down or stopping at one of these colorful farms.
The pattern chosen by this family is called the North Star quilt, but they actually have two of them, one on each end of the five rafter 1927 barn. Both stars have blue backgrounds, but one has a yellow four-point star inside a red four-pointed star while the other has a red interior star in a larger yellow one.
North Star is # 3 on the quilt tour map and is found on F Avenue a short distance south of Wellsburg.
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This was one of many barn quilts we found while visiting friends on a recent trip to NE Iowa.
Type of Barn: Barn still in use
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