From left, Carole Phipps is the guest teacher for the inaugural class, and barn quilt enthusiast Deanna Shuman and her helper Georgia Spaulding. The barn quilt design of the sunflower was Susan Dunn’s ...

Velvet mohairs, Fusion Wow Quartzite, and Marmorino plaster were earmarked even before the design process began. Knowing they couldn’t afford to plaster the barn’s entire interior, they opted ...