the colourful barn quilts of small town usa

Sometimes it's the simplest of ideas that can have the biggest impact, like these barn quilt squares found dotted throughout country towns in the USA. The concept sprang from one Ohio lady's desire to pay tribute to her mother and her habit for quilting, but rather than hoisting flimsy fabric onto the side of a building, she decided to paint them onto a much more hardy material: wood. The tradition has since been adopted by farmers across the country, with simple, bold patterns often referencing a family's own heirloom throws. A series of barn quilt trails even exists throughout small-town America, turning a road trip into something like a super-sized treasure hunt. For more information, head over here.