Members of the J. Wayne Crawford family inspect the progress of their barn quilt in honor of their parents. Left to Right: John Crawford, Rose Grover, Larry Crawford, and Roxanne Fuller - Executive Director - Buchanan County Extension and outreach
To honor their parents, the children of the J. Wayne Crawford family recently purchased a barn quilt from Buchanan County Extension and Outreach. The barn quilt is 8’x8′ with a color scheme representative of their fathers’ favorite tractor, a 1937 Oliver, Row Crop 70 currently on exhibit at Heartland Acres.
The Crawford family barn quilt is unique as it will include a hand painted Oliver – Row Crop 70 tractor in the middle of the colorful shapes traditionally represented on barn quilts. Buchanan County Extension and Outreach has taken the lead on the Buchanan County Barn Quilt revitalization program and is actively involved in the build, preparation and painting of the barn quilts purchased. Roxanne Fuller has worked on the quilt for the last month and stated, “Each barn quilt represents the design wishes of the purchaser and involves several steps in making the barn quilt attractive and of a quality capable of standing up to the elements.”
For more information about the barn quilt program please stop out to Heartland Acres and visit the Buchanan County Extension and Outreach office or give Extension a call at 319.334.7161. Heartland Acres is excited to be part of the barn quilt revitalization program and have it as part of our ongoing working exhibits located in center court of the museum.
For more information about Heartland Acres please call (319) 332.0123 or find us on Facebook.
