Hennessey United hosted its 3rd barn quilt workshop Saturday at the Hennessey Sr Citizens center. The 20 attendees spent about 7 hours designing and painting their art. The workshop was led by OSU extension educator, Lindy Hoel.
Over the past few years, barn quilts have become a popular decorative item in rural areas.ย ย Barn quilts are large signs that look like quilt squares that are generally displayed on barns.ย ย There is a whole tourism thing happening now including tours and trails around the country that lead you to barns with these paintings.ย ย There are several in Oklahoma, such as Prairie Smoke and the Barn Quilt Trail that can be found on the Discover Oklahoma website.ย ย The Farm Bureau of Hennessey provided lunch for the group.ย
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