Cavan-Monaghan

[caption id="attachment_4043" align="alignleft" width="150"] Connecting Community[/caption] Connecting the community – that’s what The Nexicom Group and its precursors have been doing since Dr. Henry Allen Turner established the Turner Telephone Company here in 1898; the same year he set up...

[caption id="attachment_4047" align="alignleft" width="150"] Irish Chain[/caption] What would life be without flowers? So it’s no wonder we have another quilt featuring flowers. Front and centre is a stylized rose: a white and red rose in the traditional form known for...

[caption id="attachment_4054" align="alignleft" width="150"] Thorneview[/caption] This arresting block is based on the traditional pattern, Carpenter’s Star. But along with the star, the border was doubled and the colours were manipulated to create a 3 dimensional effect. Look closely at the...

[caption id="attachment_4052" align="alignleft" width="250"] Sampler Quilts[/caption] In the spring of 2016, Mrs. Sturgeon’s Grade 4 class, made up of 28 students ages 9-10, enthusiastically embraced the Barn Quilt Trail project and worked together to produce “Sampler Quilts” which is displayed...

[caption id="attachment_4050" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Our Community Story[/caption] This quilt block project was created by the students in Grade 1 and Grade 4-5 at North Cavan Public School in the spring of 2017. The 20 individual blocks are mounted on five...

[caption id="attachment_4044" align="alignleft" width="150"] Farm Proud[/caption] The Millbrook Agricultural Society’s 8’x8’ quilt block is mounted on the exhibit building at the Fairgrounds in Millbrook.   The appliqué-style quilt block highlights four key elements of rural living that are featured at...

[caption id="attachment_4046" align="alignleft" width="150"] Horse Over the Barn[/caption] The “Horse over the Barn Door” is an original design by Debra Jackson in the style of a foundation paper pieced block design. The primary motif is a horse that reminds property...

[caption id="attachment_4041" align="alignleft" width="150"] Broken Star[/caption] This traditional quilt block in white and shades of purple is reproduced from a real quilt. While attending an auction in Lindsay, Carolyn and Dave saw a clothesline hung with beautiful quilts up for...

[caption id="attachment_4053" align="alignleft" width="150"] Spinning Star[/caption] This traditional quilt pattern is the “Spinning Star”, harking back to a time when spinning one’s own yarn was common.  With only a little imagination this pattern becomes a playful nod to Ray Lowery’s...

[caption id="attachment_4051" align="alignleft" width="150"] Remembrance Poppy[/caption] Mounted next to the entrance to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 402, in Millbrook, the “Remembrance Poppy” 8’x8’ barn quilt block represents the readily recognized symbol that honours veterans and commemorates those who have...

[caption id="attachment_4049" align="alignleft" width="150"] One, Two Buckle My Shoe[/caption] This quilt block is both attractive and intriguing because it presents itself not only as a quilt block but also a postage stamp. Nancy and Ted Hodgkinson, the present owners of this...

[caption id="attachment_4048" align="alignleft" width="150"] Maple Seasons[/caption] The “Maple Seasons” quilt block is owner Pat Barr’s unique design that reflects the importance of the Maple Tree both in the lives of Pat and her husband David, and also in this community...

[caption id="attachment_4042" align="alignleft" width="150"] Carpenters Home[/caption] A striking addition to the Home Hardware building on King Street, the “Carpenter’s Home” 8’x8’ block uses vibrant red and yellow with white, bordered by black, to echo the store’s sign on the front...

[caption id="attachment_4045" align="alignleft" width="150"] Hole in the Barn Door[/caption] Millbrook resident and quilter, Jeanne Moran, has been part of the Cavan Monaghan Quilt Trail initiative from the first meeting. She was also the first to paint and install a barn...