Quilters needed for project

Thursday, August 20, 2015
The Indiana Barn Foundation is seeking contributors for the Bicentennial Quilt project which focus on a barn in the community of the contributor. (Submitted photo)

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Barn Foundation is sponsoring the Indiana Bicentennial Barn Quilt project.

In celebration of Indiana's 200 year anniversary, quilters from across the state are invited to create a celebratory quilt by volunteering to quilt a square.

The quilt will feature 92 different squares, each depicting a traditional barn representing an Indiana county. This project creates an opportunity to blend quilting, historic preservation, Indiana's agricultural heritage and barn building.

The finished quilt will tour Indiana throughout the 2016 bicentennial celebration year. At year's end, the quilt will be auctioned, raising funds to assist in the endowment of the Indiana Barn Foundation.

Joy William, quilt coordinator for the project, encouraged "quilters from across Indiana to be a part of this unique opportunity to celebrate Hoosier heritage."

William said she felt "the state's diversity in barn architecture presented as a quilt will most definitely bring craftspersons and history together."

President of the Indiana Barn Foundation Carolyn Rahe added, "Indiana's 92 counties offer quilters a unique opportunity to capture many different barns in the state."

In 2014, the Indiana Barn Foundation was created to help preserve, protect and promote Indiana's remaining historic barns. The mission of the foundation is to preserve Indiana's heritage, one barn at a time.

According to Rahe, "The project will allow quilters to celebrate our agricultural heritage using their unique talents and abilities. We hope many quilters will submit their work."

The Indiana Bicentennial Barn quilt project is a Legacy Project endorsed by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Barn Foundation, the Indiana State Quilt Guild and Indiana Landmarks.

Download the Guidelines and submission form from www.IndianaBarns.org, under the programs tab.

Submissions must be received by the quilt coordinator by Sept. 30. Contact the quilt coordinator at indianabarnquilt@gmail.com or call 574-342-3812 with questions.

To learn more about the Indiana Barn Foundation, visit: http://www.indianabarns.org.

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