Welcome to Barn Quilts of Rock County, Wisconsin!  The Rock County Barn Quilt Project began in 2010, when a group of Rock County citizens were attracted to the American Barn Quilt Movement.  With the assistance of groups from neighboring Green and Walworth Counties, Barn Quilts of Rock County was formed. 

The barn quilts are painted on wooden squares of varied sizes; 2', 4', or 8'.  All quilts are painted by volunteers.  Currently, painting is done in Evansville, Milton, and Shopiere.  Over seventy quilts were painted in the first year of the project!  Two years later, nearly 200 quilts connect the corners of Rock County.  Quilts are proudly displayed on 162 sites, rural and urban, spanning twenty townships and interspursed in in the Clinton, Evansville, and Milton communities.

          

Objectives:
    * To promote rural heritage of Rock County, Wisconsin.
    * To highlight the architecture and history of barns in the county through relavant quilt blocks.
    * To encourage economic development by promoting ag-tourism and local business.
    * To educate the public about the art and history of quilting.
    * To form youth-adult partnerships and to help teach all ages about the project and our heritage.

Updated maps and location listings are available now in the FREE Rock County Visitor's Guide (2012).

Select from the listed items (above) to find lists of barn quilts, or view the photo gallery.  Currently, there are more than 200 barn quilts installed in Rock County!

                           

Rock County Dairy Breakfast             Rock County Pork Fest
Saturday, June 2 (6:30-11 A.M.)      Wednesday, June 13 (5-8 P.M.)
 Larson Acres                                          Rock County Fairgrounds
18218 W. State Road 59                                     1301 Craig Avenue
Evansville, WI  53536                                       Janesville, WI  53545
www.larsonacres.com                                       Two-Chop Dinner:  $9
Adults: $6, Children:  $2                                      One-Chop Dinner:  $8
Petting Zoo, HeatWave 4-H                            Drive-up opens @ 4:00 P.M.
Show Choir, Crafts                                           (Prices subject to change.)

Barn Quilt Applications:
Available from the University of Wisconsin - Rock County website:        
http://rock.uwex.edu   Keyword:  Barn Quilts 

Phone: (608) 757-5696, 
or by contacting one of the following BQ committee members:                                                        

• Jeanette Beard (608) 868-4240
• Phil Woodworth (608) 295-5112
• Vaughn Johnson (608) 365-5209
• Ronna Morton-Ballmer (608) 758-9600

 

2012 BARN QUILT CALENDARS are available by contacting Jeanette Beard (608) 868-4240, RCHCE.  $10.00 per calendar.  Proceeds from calendar sales are used for the Bookworm™ literacy project.