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The NJ Museum of Agriculture (NJMA), in North Brunswick, NJ is the sponsoring agency of The NJ Barn Quilt Project . I serve as a committee-woman on this project and manage the website: www.njbarnquilts.com - check out our website to see the "New Jersey Barn Quilts Trail" - pictures and directions to all the barn sites.
History of the Barn Quilts:
The NJ Barn Quilt Project, is a unique concept begun in Adams County, Ohio in 2001. The idea was brought to New Jersey in the fall of 2008 - as a way to bring visitors off of the highways and back into the farmlands of New Jersey. The project will feature patchwork quilt blocks that are displayed on the sides of barns and other farm buildings. These designs will vary in size from 2 feet to 8 feet square and will be painted either directly onto the sides of the buildings, or onto a plywood frame and mounted to the side of the structure.
Quilts will be colorful and easily visible from the roadway. Maps designating the quilt locations will be available at the NJMA. Committeewoman Audrey Planer explained “While there are many types of quilt designs in use, we hope to use mainly geometric designs and primary colors, to create a sense of unity”.
The mission of the project is to provide a sustainable heritage tourism attraction/activity while preserving and celebrating the unique agriculture, history and arts culture of our state through visual combinations of barns and quilt designs; to educate the public and provide a showcase to celebrate and promote the culture, heritage and progressive nature of New Jersey.
For further information on this new project, contact the NJ Museum of Agriculture (732)249-2077, or the website at www.agriculturemuseum.org .
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