A guide to Walworth County's barn quilts

By LYNN GREENE ( Contact )   Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011
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Look for these quilts:

-- Mitten Farm, “Irish Chain,” W2452 County Highway J, East Troy

-- Tober Farm, “Sunflower,” W2620 County Highway J, East Troy

-- Wilson Barn, “54-40 or Fight,” W5910 Greening Road, Whitewater

-- Raupp Farm “Grandmothers Flower Garden,” N8434 Converse Road, Whitewater

-- Cedar Bend Farm, “Cedar Bend Star,” N7922 U.S. Highway 12, Elkhorn

-- Baker Farm, “Hereford Star — Lone Star Variation,” N7850 U.S. Highway 12, Elkhorn

-- Abbe Farm “Crazy Quilt,” N6190 County Highway H, Elkhorn

-- Vogt Farms, “Compass Star,” W4186 County Highway A, Elkhorn

-- Kleist Barn, “Tree of Life,” W4672 County Highway A, Elkhorn

-- Lauderdale Farms, “Bear Paw,” W4726 County Highway A, Elkhorn

-- Rieck Farm, “Sunbonnet Sue,” W3480 County Highway ES, Elkhorn (spring, 2011)

-- HurtgenLea Farm, “Grandma Murphy’s Crazy Quilt,” N6650 Hodunk Road, Elkhorn

-- Simons Barn, “Ohio Star,” N6292 Paradise Drive, Burlington

-- Yuppie Hill Poultry Farm, “Hen and Chicks,” W1384 Potter Road, Burlington

-- Eames Farm, “Underground Railroad,” W4028 Potter Road, Burlington

-- Jenkins Barn, “Old Glory Star,” W3334 State Road 11, Elkhorn

-- Vance Farm, “Harvest Star,” N5489 County Highway H, Elkhorn

-- Swadek Farm, “Storm at Sea,” W5839 Sugar Creek Road, Elkhorn

-- Apple Barn, “Tree of Temptation,” W6384 Sugar Creek Road, Elkhorn

-- Sugar Creek Dairy, “Milky Way,” N5624 County Highway O, Elkhorn

-- Kylecrest Holstein Farm, “Flower Pots,” W2888 Loveland Road, Elkhorn

-- O’Neil Barn, “Golden Samovar Star,” 431 E. Geneva St., Elkhorn

-- Doug Amon, “Smell the Roses — Rose Path,” N5088 County Highway O, Delavan

-- Stern Barn, “Cake Stand,” N5423 Kennel Road, Elkhorn

-- Thelen Farm, “Ohio Star,” N5393 Granville Road, Elkhorn

-- Walworth County Fair, “County Fair Block,” on North Hall; “Traditional 4-H Block,” on Junior Exhibits Building, and “Butterfly,” on Butterfly Barn in Barnyard Adventure Area, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn

-- Ingersoll Chicken Coop, “Flower Garden,” N5315 Marsh Road, Delavan

-- Bellman Farm, “Farmers Daughter,” N6084 Johnson Road, Delavan

-- Wheelock Farm, “North Star,” N4692 Wisconsin Highway 89, Delavan

-- Versweyveld Farm, “Welcome Wheel,” W9217 County Highway A, Delavan

-- Schmaling Farm, “Corn and Beans,” N4534 County Highway P, Delavan

-- Duesterbeck Farm, “Carpenters Wheel,” N4197 County Highway P, Delavan

-- Meyer Farm, “No Place Like Home,” N2772 Wisconsin Highway 14, Darien

-- Berezowitz Farm, “Old Maid’s Puzzle,” W8401 S&D Townline Road, Darien

-- Murphy Farm, “Original Rosemaling Design,” 2881 Elm Ridge Road, Delavan

-- Weber Barn, “Lone Star,” 2789 Theater Road, Delavan

-- Pearce Farm, “Sunflower,” W5740 N. Walworth Road, Walworth

-- Stewart Barn, “Sunflower with Bee,” 7140 Brick Church Road, Walworth

-- Haney Barn, “Square in a Square,” W7696 Lake Shore Dr., Sharon

-- Rambow Farm, “Mariners Compass,” W6441 Beloit Road, Walworth

-- Junghen Farm, “Windmill,” N807 County Highway K, Sharon

-- Henry Barn, “Morning Star,” Indian Hills Road and County Highway B, Walworth

-- Travis Farm, “Lemoyne Star,” W8051 Wisconsin Highway 67, Sharon

-- Case Farm, “Carolina Lily,” W8388 Stateline Road, Sharon

-- Cornue Farm, “Spinning Spools,” W4726 Lakeville Road, Walworth

-- Merwin Farm, “Patriotic Heart,” W4322 Linton Road, Lake Geneva

-- Adams Farm, “Old Windmill,” W1951 Bloomfield Road, Lake Geneva

-- Lasche Farm, “Maple Leaf,” N594 Ridge Road, Lake Geneva

-- Siegler Farm, “Wheel of Time,” 5260 U.S. Highway 50, Burlington

For information on how to get involved in the program, contact Peg Reedy, UW-Extension Walworth County, 100 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. (262) 741-4961, peg.reedy@ces.uwex.edu.

More: Barn quilts put the country into the county, PAGE 6.

More: New 4-H members encouraged to enroll now, PAGE 6.

Read the full story in the Jan. 19, 2011 e-edition of Weekender PAGE 6.




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