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Churned Star

August 14, 2017 8:23 pm

Jewellhaven Farms is a fifth generation farm operated by Clara Anne Jewell and Kevin Jewell. We were a dairy farm... View Article

Family

July 13, 2017 1:19 pm

Family –  is central to Anishinaabe way of life. Family connections come in so many ways. Kinship through clans provided... View Article

Lone Star

August 14, 2017 8:18 pm

This pattern drew my attention by its name & design. I have four shinning stars in my life & heart... View Article

Tecumseh

July 13, 2017 12:43 pm

Tecumseh – was a dynamic Shawnee leader during the War of 1812. Convincing when speaking, despite language barriers, he invoked... View Article

Strawberry

July 13, 2017 11:39 am

Strawberry – in Ojibway means heart berry. It is considered a sacred food and the first food gifted to the... View Article

Peace & Plenty

August 14, 2017 8:08 pm

The 1PM 2017 brings with it not only a lot of work but a lot of excitement. It is an... View Article

Cedar Tree

July 13, 2017 11:28 am

Cedar Tree – Cedar, one of the four sacred medicines of the Anishinaabe, protected families from disease. Not always far... View Article

Country at Heart

August 14, 2017 8:04 pm

This farm is a branch of Shayrina Sheep Farm. Kayla Bishop bought this farm from Robin Dunbar in 2011. This... View Article

Scorched Earth

July 13, 2017 11:08 am

Scorched Earth – Travelling mostly in small groups, the forests were easily navigated by the women as they moved from... View Article

HFS Maples & Grains

August 14, 2017 7:59 pm

Joe and Debbie Seili started business of selling grain bins and related equipment in 1978. The warehouse at this location... View Article

Bow and Arrows

July 13, 2017 10:53 am

Bows and Arrows –  were the main tools used for hunting and in warfare, however, as guns and artillery were introduced... View Article

Harvest Star

August 14, 2017 7:53 pm

Brussels Agromart Ltd. is a proud member of the community with a long term commitment to our valued customers. We... View Article

Double Irish Chain

July 12, 2017 9:54 pm

 Double Irish Chain-was a popular quilt pattern used in the early 1800s. The history of the quilt pattern connects this... View Article

Armstrong Aerodrome

August 14, 2017 7:45 pm

ARMSTRONG AERODROME FARM has been in the Armstrong family since it was purchased by them in 1892. The present owner,... View Article

Hoovering Hawks

July 12, 2017 11:08 am

The “Hoovering Hawks” barn quilt block represents the fact that  our farm is in the flight path for many hawks... View Article

Sholdice Quilt

August 14, 2017 7:39 pm

Home of Doug and Corry Sholdice, Family Hobby farm est 1995, where we raise beef calves and cash crop along... View Article

Olde Red School House

July 12, 2017 11:06 am

Olde Red School House – Our home was built in 1895.  In the early 1900’s the Eede family  boarded the... View Article

Birds Nest

August 14, 2017 7:33 pm

Merle, Rhonda and family have lived in Brussels since 1988. The family moved out to the farm 7 years ago,... View Article

Ruby Blue Hunter

July 12, 2017 11:04 am

Ruby Blue Hunter’s block – after great-grandmother Ruby Woodbridge Hosted by Andrew and Sandra Woodbridge

Cardinals Consorting

August 14, 2017 7:26 pm

The farm is owned by the Mitchell’s and the Barn where the Quilt is located is about 100 years old,... View Article

Oxley Barn Star

July 12, 2017 11:02 am

Oxley Barn Star – in honour of Murray’s family dairy farm in Kent County Hosted by Ann and Murray Wilson

Shortreed Family Farm

August 14, 2017 7:21 pm

Located at Lot 24/25, Con 10 of Morris-Turnberry Twp, the Shortreed Family Farm was marked as a century farm in... View Article

Apple Tree

July 12, 2017 10:59 am

Apple Tree Block – chosen for our tree fruit orchards and visible from our roadside Fruit Wagon Hosted by Doug and... View Article

Dutch Rose

August 13, 2017 3:29 pm

Located on the north edge of the village of Walton, this Dutch Rose Barn Quilt pays tribute to the Dutch... View Article

Evergreen Tree

July 12, 2017 10:53 am

Evergreen Tree  – chosen for their production of evergreen trees

Ryan Barn Quilt

August 13, 2017 3:15 pm

Our farm is a 5th generation Ryan ownership.We are cash crop farmers. Our farm has an environmental plan. Our children... View Article

Queen Victoria’s Crown

July 12, 2017 10:45 am

Queen Victoria’s Crown. In honour of the Diamond Jubilee. Queen Victoria and her great granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II are the... View Article

Cownadian Dream

August 13, 2017 3:04 pm

In the small country of Switzerland, with its breathtaking scenery, rich history and traditions, a farmer had a dream. The... View Article

Lonsbery Farms

July 12, 2017 10:43 am

 The Lonsbery’s grew sweet corn, tomatoes and cash crops on this farm for many years, and incorporated their farm logo... View Article

Hoggart Barn Quilt

July 25, 2017 9:51 pm

The barn quilt we designed was primarly inspired by our family and animals we raise on the farm. In 1972,... View Article

The Dowlings

July 12, 2017 10:38 am

The Dowlings have restored their family’s original home, which is one of the oldest homes in this pioneer settlement in... View Article

Rail Fence

July 25, 2017 9:43 pm

One of the most used and loved quilts in our home is one from the early 1900’s. A simple rail... View Article

Brush Farms

July 12, 2017 10:30 am

Created by Katherine Wolfe and erected with help from her grandparents, John and Ann Brush, uncle Jim Brush and parents,... View Article

Victory

July 11, 2017 9:20 pm

Victory-The end of the War of 1812 came in 1814. While the British kept the Americans from taking British territories,... View Article

First Responder

July 25, 2017 9:27 pm

My husband always dreamed of owning a farm, he spent days as a child helping at his Grandpas farm down... View Article

Twisted Rope

July 11, 2017 9:06 pm

Twisted Rope-represents the personal trauma and hardship George Ward suffered during the War of 1812. During the war, George Ward... View Article

Lammerant Family

July 25, 2017 9:23 pm

When I stated to Chris that “we” needed to create a barn quilt, he was actually on board which was... View Article

Salute to Colours

July 11, 2017 9:02 pm

Salute to Colours – Loyal to his Country.  The military career of George Ward was long, eventful and loyal. George... View Article

In God We Trust

July 25, 2017 9:18 pm

This farm, located on 81941 Dutch Line, has been passed down to the next generation… Don and Greta Greidanus purchased... View Article

Woodland Path

July 11, 2017 8:56 pm

Woodland Path-In the early 1780s, the stretch of land between Amherstburg and Delaware was little more than dense forest. Southwestern... View Article

Weather Vane

July 25, 2017 9:00 pm

The Bolinger family immigrated to Huron County from Switzerland in 1991 to continue dairy farming with their 5 (soon to... View Article

Wagon Tracks

July 11, 2017 8:50 pm

Wagon Tracks – After the War of 1812, the Longwood’s path expanded. By the 1840s, the road had been widened... View Article

Heart of the Lyons Farm

July 25, 2017 8:54 pm

We are the third generation to take over the family farm. In 1946, Russell and Margaret Good bought their first... View Article

Crossed Canoes

July 11, 2017 8:41 pm

Crossed Canoes – Travel on the Thames.  Before the development of Longwood’s Road, the Thames River was the most efficient means... View Article

Huron County Sunset

July 24, 2017 8:25 pm

My husband and I purchased this farm in the spring of 2016. The inspiration that got me started creating this... View Article

Compass

July 11, 2017 8:36 pm

Compass – Navigation through this area was challenging.  The trees of Longwood’s were large and old. The forest was dense... View Article

Hoggart Homestead

July 24, 2017 8:17 pm

Our barn quilt hold many meanings: -The man and the boy – a generation farm – our life style –... View Article

Battle of Three Rivers

July 11, 2017 8:32 pm

Battle of Three Rivers – In the early 1770s, as the British parliament was drafting the Quebec Act, which would... View Article

Esst. 1976

July 23, 2017 11:53 am

Ken and I have farmed together at 82009 Manley Line, Huron East for 40 years. We have 5 children (hearts)... View Article

Union Jack

July 11, 2017 8:27 pm

Union Jack –  was created in 1801 to represent the Union of Scotland, the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom... View Article

Ship at Sea

July 11, 2017 8:20 pm

Ship at Sea –  was a significant part of George Ward’s life. Ward would have been very familiar with travelling... View Article

4 Horse Hitch

July 23, 2017 11:43 am

Red Maple Leaf represents Canada 150. Four horse heads represent our 4 Haflinger Horses. After enjoying a full day at... View Article

Soldiers

July 11, 2017 8:17 pm

Soldiers– has moved from the Battle Hill Cairn in preparation for the Battle of the Longwoods March 4, 1814.   . Watch... View Article

Canadian Pride

July 23, 2017 11:31 am

This is the farm of Josh and Lucia Dietz. Josh is the third generation to live on this farm. His... View Article

Church Window

July 11, 2017 8:10 pm

Church Window-In the early 1800s, there were no churches. Settlement was sparse. This was a time for personal direction in... View Article

CHSS Special

July 23, 2017 11:22 am

To celebrate Canada’s 150th and the 2017 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo, Central Huron Secondary School Staff and Students... View Article

Old Country Church

July 11, 2017 8:07 pm

Old Country Church – The Christian faith was a strong aspect of settlers’ lives in the 19th century. When churches... View Article

Tree of Knowledge

July 23, 2017 11:16 am

This barn quilt block was created by 5 enthusiastic patrons from the Clinton Branch of the Huron County Library. The... View Article

Deep Roots

July 23, 2017 10:43 am

The Dale family immigrated to Canada and bought a farm in the Hullett area in 1897. Since that time, it... View Article

Spools

July 11, 2017 5:44 pm

Spools –  were used for spinning, weaving, sewing, and needlework. The spinning wheel never stopped. Everyone in the household learned... View Article

Brought by the Letter F

July 23, 2017 9:13 am

This quilt is brought to you by the letter “F”. Each of the blocks represents something that starts with the... View Article

Fire and Smoke

July 11, 2017 5:38 pm

Fire and Smoke – Andrew Westbrook was a muscular red-haired Delaware settler – a “giant of a man.” An American... View Article

Happy Canadian Chicken

July 23, 2017 9:05 am

In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday, the 100th International Plowing Match and our 15th anniversary in Canada, we painted a... View Article

Dogwood

July 11, 2017 5:34 pm

Dogwood – The Dogwood tree signifies the dense deciduous forest which greeted the settlers in the late 1700s. The woods... View Article

McCullough Quilt

July 23, 2017 8:57 am

It was always our dream to move back to the country and raise our children with country roots. In 1996,... View Article

Mill Wheel

July 11, 2017 5:29 pm

RETIRED Mill Wheel – The water-driven wheel powered the mill.  Grain became flour. Forests became lumber. The mill wheel was the... View Article

Tulpen Tuin

July 23, 2017 8:51 am

Nancy chose this design to share her love of gardening and Dutch heritage. Her parents met and married shortly after... View Article

Next Door Neighbour

July 11, 2017 5:24 pm

Next Door Neighbour – The sparsely settled Thames River valley had few roads, villages or towns. Many women were isolated... View Article

Family Reunion

July 23, 2017 8:44 am

This farm has been our family home since 1978. It began as a hog and cash crop operation but has... View Article

Tall Pine Tree

July 11, 2017 5:20 pm

Tall Pine Tree – Magnificent stands of Eastern White Pine gave the area around Delaware its early name, The Pinery.... View Article

The Homestead

July 23, 2017 8:41 am

As 2017 is an extremely special year for Canada celebrating its 150th, and Huron County as it hosts the IPM... View Article

Drunkards Path

July 11, 2017 5:16 pm

Drunkard’s Path – June 4, King George III’s birthday: the local militia mustered and drilled with their pitchforks and assorted... View Article

Celebrate

July 23, 2017 8:35 am

The Seaforth Agricultural Society is a community organization that is run by volunteers dedicated to encouraging awareness and appreciation of... View Article

Broken Heart

July 11, 2017 5:09 pm

  Broken Heart – The state of heartbreak was constant. With their husbands gone with the militia, those left behind lived... View Article

Our Family Tree

July 23, 2017 8:31 am

Seaforth Co-operative Children’s Centre is a co-operative daycare located in Seaforth. It has been providing quality childcare to children from... View Article

Homeward Bound

July 11, 2017 5:03 pm

If not for the kindness of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, I know not what would become of me or my... View Article

Oil

July 11, 2017 4:58 pm

  Oil – The Fairfield Moravian diary first notes the presence of an oil spring on a steep river bank... View Article

The 5 Maple Leafs

July 23, 2017 8:15 am

My name is Barbara McIntosh my parents are Robert & Mary Fotheringam of Seaforth Long time supporters of the huron... View Article

Old Rail Fence

July 11, 2017 4:51 pm

Old Rail Fence – Building a split rail fence was an incredible amount of work. One mile of fence required... View Article

Oliver Carnochan

July 23, 2017 7:58 am

Ken Carnochan has a passion for Oliver tractors and his friend, Betty Hulley, has a passion for quilting. What better... View Article

Old Indian Trail

July 10, 2017 10:34 pm

  Old Indian Trail – Present day Longwoods Road bears no similarity to the wilderness it was 200 years earlier. Thick... View Article

Peace and Plenty

July 10, 2017 10:29 pm

Peace and Plenty – The Loyalists were a combination of British and European immigrants and American-born citizens who settled in... View Article

Baby Blocks

July 10, 2017 10:24 pm

Baby Blocks –   The large brick house on the south side owned by Jack and Adeline Quarrier RN  at 7221 Longwoods... View Article

Farmers Breeches

July 10, 2017 10:16 pm

Farmer’s Breeches –  are those of Alletta Rapelje’s brother. In September, 1814, American soldiers with traitor, Andrew Westbrook, raided her... View Article

Rosebud

July 10, 2017 10:12 pm

Rosebud – It has been said that the women of early settlements treated their sick with “home remedies and prayer.”... View Article

Delaware

July 10, 2017 10:08 pm

Delaware – Location.  Location.  Location. Delaware was The Pinery in 1812.  It was strategically located where the Longwoods Road (also... View Article

Butterfly

July 10, 2017 10:02 pm

Butterfly – Sensing the warmth of spring, sometimes a butterfly emerged during the dead of winter from a pupa brought... View Article

Basket Weave

July 10, 2017 9:54 pm

Basket Weave  – Before there were big box stores, pharmacies and druggists, there was an incredible variety of local plants... View Article

Memory

July 10, 2017 9:50 pm

Memory –  Word has reached our farm that the Americans are coming this way. I hide in a thicket a... View Article

Broken Dishes

July 10, 2017 9:44 pm

  Broken Dishes – Written by Frances Kilbourne In the summer of 1812 my husband Timothy and his brother Aaron... View Article

Coffin Star

July 10, 2017 9:38 pm

Coffin Star – After a long 1 ½ hour skimish, the British came out the losers and the Americans wasted... View Article

Fireside Visitor

July 10, 2017 9:25 pm

Fireside Visitor –  conjures images of warmth and friendship but fire was used as a weapon against the defenceless settlers... View Article

Moravian Star

July 10, 2017 9:20 pm

Moravian Star – Long used as a Christmas decoration by the Moravian Church, the Star of Bethlehem is a reminder of... View Article

Grandmothers Garden

July 10, 2017 9:11 pm

Grandmother’s Flower Garden – The hexagon is one of our best-loved and well-known quilt patterns. Brought here by early settlers,... View Article

Geese in Flight

July 10, 2017 9:02 pm

  Geese In Flight – The autumn arrival of southbound geese has long been a harbinger of winter. October 1813... View Article

Maple Leaf

July 10, 2017 8:57 pm

Maple Leaf  – is universally recognized as the symbol of Canada. Wherever our Canadian flag flies, there is our maple leaf.... View Article

Thames River

July 10, 2017 8:53 pm

  Thames River – Glaciers. Glacial lakes. Giant whales. Musk ox. Caribou herds. Mammoths. Mastodons. Paleo Indians, 11,000 BCE. From... View Article

Log Cabin

July 10, 2017 8:48 pm

Long Cabin –  is a  familiar quilt block pattern that represents the home of the early settlers. Notice the welcoming... View Article

Elm’s Strength

July 10, 2017 8:40 pm

Elm’s Strength – The Traitor Tree and the Crooked Elm: could the tree used for torture in 1814 be the... View Article

Mill Wheel

July 10, 2017 3:42 pm

Moses Sovereen’s mill in Waterford was burned in 1814 by American General McArthur and his troops. The mill was set... View Article

Whirling Geese

July 10, 2017 3:40 pm

On August 8, 1812, Major General Isaac Brock travelled to Culver’s Tavern in Norfolk to give a passionate speech to... View Article

Mariner’s Compass

July 10, 2017 3:32 pm

General Brock continued from Culver’s Tavern to Port Dover, successfully mustering a force of about 50 regulars and 250 militiamen.... View Article

Log Cabin

July 10, 2017 3:30 pm

This barn quilt represents the Battle of Nanticoke, which took place Nov. 13, 1813. The log cabin design signifies the... View Article

Empire Star

July 10, 2017 3:27 pm

In May 1814, Amelia Ryerse received unwanted fireside guests when American soldiers arrived with orders to burn. As her mother... View Article

Birds In Air

July 10, 2017 3:24 pm

Finch’s Mill (Fisher’s Glen) was burned on May 14, 1814 by Lt. Col. John Campbell and his American troops. As... View Article

Star of Hope

July 10, 2017 3:23 pm

Star of Hope – pattern used in this location recognizes the hope that exists in times of hardship. During the... View Article

Bird’s Nest

July 10, 2017 3:22 pm

One of the area’s earliest settlers, Lucas Dedrick, came to Long Point in 1793 and was granted a 200 acre... View Article

Prisoner Exchange

July 10, 2017 3:21 pm

American and British ships met at Long Point, one of the many sites where prisoners were exchanged during the War... View Article

Mortar & Pestle

July 10, 2017 3:19 pm

“Doctor” John Troyer (1753-1842) was a Tunker – a Baptist religion offshoot – from Pennsylvania who settled on the flats... View Article

Grist Mill

July 10, 2017 3:17 pm

John Backhouse, the original owner of the Backhouse Grist Mill, was a Colonel in the Norfolk Militia as well as... View Article

Vittoria Challenge

July 10, 2017 3:14 pm

Legend has it the Tisdale Mill located in Vittoria escaped burning in the 1814 American raids because Thomas Bowlby, a... View Article

Courthouse Steps

July 10, 2017 3:13 pm

Established in 1796, Vittoria remained untouched by the Americans during the War of 1812 despite having been surrounded by troops.... View Article

Garden Maze

July 10, 2017 3:11 pm

This quilt pattern was inspired by a quilt that has belonged to the homeowners’ family for four generations. John Alton... View Article

No Place Like Home

July 10, 2017 3:10 pm

The Tisdale Mill located in Vittoria was not burned in 1814 as Thomas Bowlby a pioneer Mason from the district... View Article

Maple Leaf

July 10, 2017 3:08 pm

Fort Norfolk was a minor fortification built at Turkey Point.  Following the retreat of British Major-General Procter from Amherstburg in... View Article

Square Dance

July 10, 2017 3:07 pm

According to local legend, in August 1813 Captain Robert Barclay briefly abandoned his naval blockade of American warships in Erie... View Article

Log Cabin 2

July 10, 2017 3:05 pm

In 1814, a party of American Marauders, consisting of John Dickson, John Robinson, Henry Dochstader and ten others unnamed Americans... View Article

King’s Crown

July 10, 2017 3:04 pm

In the early spring of 1812, the Norfolk Militia was organized into two regiments commended by Lieut.-Col. Joseph Ryerson and... View Article

Hole In Barn Door

July 10, 2017 3:03 pm

After the Battle of Malcolm’s Mills on November 6, 1814 Brigadier General Duncan McArthur led an estimated army of 700... View Article

Path Through the Woods

July 10, 2017 1:55 pm

This block on the 90-year-old Bowman family barn symbolizes the dense forests that the early settlers of Oxford had to... View Article

Cock’s Comb

July 10, 2017 1:54 pm

A rooster and chickens were an essential part of a settler’s belongings. It seemed fitting to place this block on... View Article

Cross In A Cross

July 10, 2017 1:53 pm

Settlers held religious services in their homes until congregations grew large enough to build a church. Often, Methodist Circuit Ministers... View Article

Arrowhead Puzzle

July 10, 2017 1:52 pm

The block on the Stubbe’s Furniture Barn honours this area’s First Nations’. Prior to European settlement, Oxford County was home... View Article

Roads to the Station

July 10, 2017 1:51 pm

The coming of the railroad was an exciting event! This block is located at the Great Western Railway Station (1879-1975),... View Article

New Water Wheel

July 10, 2017 1:50 pm

Water was an important source of power for early settlers.  E.D. Tillson, son of Tillsonburg’s founder George, created a milling... View Article

9 Patch Log Cabin

July 10, 2017 1:48 pm

This block represents the first building in Tillsonburg, a two room log cabin built by George Tillson.  Settling in 1825,... View Article

Churn Dash

July 10, 2017 1:46 pm

The Churn was an important household item for the early settler.  Churns were used into the early 1900’s on farms,... View Article

Envelope Motif

July 10, 2017 1:45 pm

In 1905, Springford’s George Wilcox began lobbying politicians to provide mail delivery to rural Canada since urban residents already had... View Article

Church Window

July 10, 2017 1:43 pm

As early as 1829, free blacks made their way to the Otterville area and by 1840, their settlement was significant... View Article

Grist Mill

July 10, 2017 1:41 pm

Recognized as an ideal mill site, with the building of Earl and Avery’s Mill in 1807, Otterville became one of... View Article

Weathervane

July 10, 2017 1:40 pm

“Reading the signs” to forecast the weather was a talent many settlers developed. To assist, early barns were decorated with... View Article

Tobacco Road

July 10, 2017 1:27 pm

This area’s cultural diversity developed most of its roots from European and American settlers who were attracted to growing the... View Article

Corn & Beans

July 10, 2017 1:23 pm

Cowric Farms is owned and operated by four brothers and their families. The brothers are descendants of Samuel Cornwell, an... View Article

The Wagon Wheel

July 10, 2017 1:22 pm

The Norwich & District Historical Society is comprised of a museum and archives. Buildings on site include the 1889 Quaker... View Article

Friendship Block

July 10, 2017 1:21 pm

This farm, presently owned by Hans and Ursula Habeggar, was first occupied by Joseph Throckmorton and his wife, Adeline Delong... View Article

The Dutchman’s Puzzle

July 10, 2017 1:20 pm

The ‘Dutchman’s Puzzle’ represents the integral role of Dutch immigration to Oxford County, which began as early as 1946. Henry... View Article

Farmer’s Daughter

July 10, 2017 1:17 pm

This block pays homage to the women of pioneer families who worked alongside the men to settle Oxford County. Hard... View Article

Wagon Tracks

July 10, 2017 1:15 pm

Roads were the lifeline of pioneer settlement. Fittingly “Wagon Tracks” is located on the historic Stage Road, Southwestern Ontario’s first... View Article

Grandmother’s Love

July 10, 2017 11:41 am

The quilt block is called “Grandmother’s Love” it is an original design based on two quilts that belong to the... View Article