Barn quilts, Midwestern tradition, make Midcoast debut

Thanks to a part-time resident and some high school students, a Midwestern tradition is getting a start in the Midcoast. Jane Liedtke, owner of Bay Leaf Cottages, lives half the year in Bloomington, Ill. She said barn quilts — traditional quilt square patterns painted on large pieces of wood and attached to barns, houses or sheds — are very popular there. They are so popular that many areas have barn quilt trails ...