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Barn quilts in Indiana

Barry and Sandy Bane chose bold colors for the star pattern in the block mounted on their barn not far from Patoka , Ind.

Barry and Sandy Bane chose bold colors for the star pattern in the block mounted on their barn not far from Patoka , Ind.   ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )

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Seasons change, but rural Indiana’s barn quilts remain a colorful constant in Gibson County. This corner of southwest Indiana has more than 200 quilt blocks adorning the sides of barns and other buildings.

Kelly Scott

Kelly Scott, manager of visitor services at Gibson County’s visitor center, stands beside a couple of barn quilts mounted on the front of her desk. Scott has made about 20 of the 200-plus quilts on the trail.   ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )

Paula Key

On the family farm near Patoka , Ind., longtime quilter Paula Key stands in front of a barn bearing one of the roughly 100 quilt blocks she has created. Key was the driving force behind the Gibson County Barn Quilt Trail .   ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )

Bane barn

Barry and Sandy Bane chose bold colors for the star pattern in the block mounted on their barn not far from Patoka , Ind.   ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )

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