Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilt Trail Continues to Gain Momentum

Grey clouds and snow may be sweeping across the township but our beautiful barn quilt blocks are shining as bright as ever.  In fact, the Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilt Trail (CMBQT) project has continued to gain significant momentum and support throughout 2018 with 16 blocks installed thus far and more… Continue reading

North Cavan Students Unveil their Quilt Block

It’s been a year since grade one and four students at North Cavan public School took pencils and paint to develop their quilt blocks relying on one of 12 traditional quilt patterns and a selected colour pallet developed by members of the Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilt Trail group. The creative… Continue reading

New Stops on the Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilt Trail

  Momentum is picking up for the Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilt Trail Committee.  Since the first Barn Quilt installation at Home Hardware last November, the group has added seven more block quilts and has another nine blocks in progress. The objective of the group is to build a trail of… Continue reading

North Cavan Students Work on Barn Quilt Trail Project

Students Mr.Heuval in Grade One class partnered with Mrs. Carvaggio’s grade 4/5 students in the development of blocks which will form the North Cavan Barn Quilt block This was the group’s third work period, and this time students began to paint the 12” block which had been sanded and primed… Continue reading

North Cavan Students Work on Barn Quilt Trail Project

Students Mr.Heuval in Grade One class partnered with Mrs. Carvaggio’s grade 4/5 students in the development of blocks which will form the North Cavan Barn Quilt block This was the group’s third work period, and this time students began to paint the 12” block which had been sanded and primed… Continue reading

Inaugural Barn Quilt Installed

After more than a year since it began, the Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilt Trail (CMBQT) celebrated the installation of their first Barn Quilt on Tuesday, November 22nd outside the Millbrook Home Hardware store. This business was selected for the first of three barn quilts sponsored by the Millbrook Business Improvement… Continue reading

Host a Quilt Block That Tells Your Story

Quilt block designers involved with the local Barn Quilt Trail project are hard at work with a number of homeowners, businesses and landowners, creating unique images that reflect the story each host wants to tell. Several of the quilt blocks are at the painting stage, and volunteer painters are transferring… Continue reading

Barn Quilt Trail Project Begins with Students at Millbrook South Cavan School

By Karen Graham On Monday, six volunteers from the Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilt Trail Project joined Mrs. Sturgeon’s Grade 4 class to introduce them to the local project. The volunteers, many of whom are former teachers, were there to help students design their own block which might eventually be incorporated… Continue reading