A barn quilt trail is a series of painted wood or metal, hung or free standing, quilt squares installed at various locations along a route. Oklahoma is one of 43 states that is home to a barn quilt trail and if you travel to the town of Blackwell, you can visit 62 beautiful creations at different locations.
Follow along below as we take you to a few of the destination points on the first barn quilt trail in the state.
Welcome to Blackwell - home of the Top of Oklahoma Barn Quilt Trail. The trail takes you around the town of Blackwell and surrounding areas in Kay County to view over 60 barn quilts.
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The Trail was started by the Blackwell Tourism and Development Board. The plan started in 2018 and really took off early this year.
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The quilts are between four and eight feet tall. All 50 states are represented on one of the 62 quilts.
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The barn quilts are attached to buildings or free standing - and make a great photo op.
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You can pick up a map of the route at the Blackwell Tourism Department or find it online.
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All the quilts are hand painted before being installed. Here, Wisconsin is displaying bright blue, green, and yellow colors.
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Oklahoma has five official quilt patterns - all painted by volunteers.
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Here’s a closer look at one of the beautiful creations before being installed. Just look at all the detail - it looks just like a quilt!
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Hawaii was painted by Lea Ann Bechtel and Terrie Grell and is located at Morgan Field on South Main. Make sure to pick up a map in town to get the location of each quilt, before heading out to explore.
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For more information on the Blackwell Barn Quilt Trail, please visit their Facebook page.
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