New Book: “LEGACY – The Barn Quilt Trail in Maine’s High Peaks” 

Over the past several years, we have been photographing a barn quilt trail that began with 12 quilts in our hometown of Kingfield, and has now expanded into two western Maine counties.

There are currently over 70 barn quilts, all made by school and community groups, and the trail continues to grow.

This book is a catalog of the project, documented in photographs and written in collaboration with teaching artist, Saskia Reinholt, the person that brought the concept to fruition.

The Maine Barn Quilt Trail is a community-made public art trail, intended to enrich creative education in schools, celebrate rural traditions,and encourage tourists to move through a rural, mountain landscape. This collaborative project was organized by the High Peaks Creative Council with the goal of furthering the visibility of the Maine High Peaks Region as an arts, cultural, and recreational destination. The trail is part of the National American Barn Quilt Trail.

Since the project began in 2018, over 900 community volunteers have produced over 70 quilts that adorn the sides of barns, grange halls, businesses and municipal buildings in western Maine’s Franklin and Somerset counties.

Through informative text and lush photography, this book tells the story of the Maine Barn Quilt Trail project, focusing on each barn quilt by pattern, describing the history of the building or business involved with the barn quilt and identifying the communities that helped create each piece of public art.

All profits from the sale of this book go to High Peaks Creative Council, a non-profit community arts organization. Click on the cart icon to purchase.