Jessamine County Heritage Quilt Trail
Preview of Quilt Squares

The Jessamine County Heritage Quilt Trail presents it’s first painted quilt squares Tuesday, May 27 at the City/County Park, Longview Drive Nicholasville, Kentucky.  The display, open to the public, opens at 4:00 pm in the Blue Building and runs through 8:00 pm.

The 8 ft X 8 ft painted quilt squares are part of a national grass roots program highlighting regional history including the artistry of quilt making and the architectural uniqueness of area barns.  Jessamine County has 14 painted and ready to hang by Bluegrass Energy over the next few weeks. It will be these 14 that will preview this week.  The program is ongoing and new quilts will be added each year, filling the county.

The Jessamine County program joins a statewide trail from Ashland to Paducah. Quilt squares can be seen hanging on barns, buildings and freestanding in Bath, Boyd, Breckenridge, Carter, Clay, Elliott , Floyd, Gallatin, Greenup, Hardin, Jessamine, Johnson, Knox, Larue, Lawrence, Lewis, Madison, Magoffin, Marion, Martin, Meade, Menifee, Montgomery, Perry, Rockcastle, Rowan, and Scott Counties.

 

The National Quilt Barn Trail, began in 2001 by Donna Sue Groves in Adams County Ohio and rapidly spread across Ohio to Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania and beyond.  It is estimated that over 1500 colorful quilt squares now adorn barns, other farm buildings, flood walls and significant community structures across the United States. All projects are similar but they are shaped by each community’s values, vision, heritage and cultural assets. Each project captures the spirit of place using ‘art’ for community celebration and economic development.

 

 

This web site will grow as the Quilt Trail grows. Please check back often and check our progress.