Cooper County
1 The Trails
Karla and Russell Lang
Hwy. 41 & Springs Road, Lamine
The pattern was chosen because of the proximity to the Santa Fe Trail, The Boonslick Trail, US Route 40, and 1-70. This region is truly an area of transportation to the west. This barn quilt will be moving in 2020.
2 Prairie Queen
Russell and Karla Lang
8498 Springs Road, between Blackwater and Lamine
The farm is called The Prairie. The name was picked because their house was a Sears catalog design with the name “Prairie Style” in it.
3 Sun Bonnet Sue
James and Rosemary Schuster
14200 Hwy. HH, Pilot Grove
Rosemary chose Sun Bonnet Sue because she had always liked it. It is a little bit different from the others in that it doesn’t as obviously resemble a quilt pattern. She joined the project because she likes driving around to see the barns—and their blocks—herself. “I enjoy seeing them when you drive through the country,” she says. The block is on the south side of the barn.
4 Star and Pin Wheel
Herbert and Alice Gerke Family
13953 Hwy. 135, Pilot Grove
Alice Gerke chose the Star and Pin Wheel pattern because she liked the colors and that it was a star. “I just thought it was pretty,” she says, noting that she likes having the block on the barn, which was built in 1919 by Barney Bonen. Alice also enjoys seeing visitors stop to get pictures of her block.
5 Dresden Plate
Mark and Donna Gerke
3699 Hwy. HH, Pilot Grove
The owners like the pattern and the colors.
6 Harvest Star
James and Jackie Reuter
6048 Hwy. HH, Pilot Grove
Jackie learned about the Barn Quilt Tour while attending a festival at Boone’s Lick State Park with her mother. “I was just enthralled with it. I think it’s a really neat thing,” she says. She chose the Harvest Star pattern because she and her husband live on his family’s farm, and it felt like an appropriate choice.
7 Stained Glass Window
Martha Jane Twenter
10997 Hwy. N, Pilot Grove
Stained Glass was chosen because the owners are devout Christians.
8 Liberty Star
Thomas and Amy Watring
12221 Hwy. 135, Pilot Grove
Amy Watring says she has enjoyed being part of the Barn Quilt Tour. They chose the Liberty Star pattern because it was her favorite of the ones they were given to pick from. “It’s really pretty when you come down the hill and see it,” she says. “We’ve had a lot of compliments on it.”
9 Overall Sam
Virgil and Dolores Stegner
10999 Hwy. 135, Pilot Grove
With two other barn quilt blocks within three miles, Dolores says she was more than happy to add her barn to the tour. “I’m associated with the group that organizes it, and I’ve done a little bit of the tours. I look for them every time I drive around the country,” she says. She chose Overall Sam because the young fisherman is representative of her three sons.
10 Sunflower
Avery and Tammy Goehman
6571 Hwy. 135, Pilot Grove
The Sunflower pattern was chosen because the family grows sunflowers.
11 Bear Paw
George and Linda McCollum
18957 Hwy. JJ, Sedalia
The family chose Bear Paw because they have a bear statue in their yard. The quilt block was a gift from the couple’s children.
12 The Trails
Cody and Kaycie Irvin
6026 Hwy. 135, Otterville
The house and barn were built in the 1850s. The Trails pattern was chosen because of the property’s history as a stop on the Butterfield Stagecoach Line.
13 Card Basket
The Ann and Bob Betteridge Family
7400 Hwy. A, Pilot Grove
Ann has liked quilts all of her life and her grandmother was the inspiration behind her pattern choice. “I liked the colors, and I wanted a basket pattern because my grandmother had a quilt, and part of it was named Basket.”
14 Crystal Star
Edward Langkop Centennial Farm
6042 Hwy. B, Bunceton
Edward’s wife, Alta Langkop, made a quilt out of their daughter’s, Dolores Langkop Foster, worn clothing using the Crystal Star block pattern.
15 Log Cabin
Vernon and Joan Booker
14120 Hwy. F, Boonville
Joan was interested in the barn quilts because she was a quilter. “I have made a number of quilts, and the Log Cabin was one of my favorites,” she says. The Bookers also had a voice in the colors used for their barn quilt block. “We chose the coloring because we have blue roofs and tan sides on our house,” she says.
16 Wedding Ring
Mark and Linda Mellor
13355 Hwy. 5, south of Boonville
The Mellors chose the Wedding Ring pattern as a tribute to the late Pat Jackson because it was her favorite. “It just meant a little more because it was for her,” Mark says. “We actually had a Wedding Ring pattern quilt on our bed too, so there was some significance there for both of us.” Jackson was a member of the Boonslick Area Tourism Council Board.
17 Sarahs Choice
Tim and Ann Marie Smith
1 mile east of I-70 off Exit 106 (Hwy. 87)
Ann Marie Smith says she looked forever before settling on Sarah’s Choice for its patriotic feel. “I had seen the barn quilts and thought they were really, really neat,” she says. “They give people an idea of the history of the area, and I love quilts.”
18 9 Patch
Marjorie Loesing
21738 Hwy. 98, Boonville
Marjorie and her late husband, Clarence, got involved with the barn quilt project at the behest of their neighbor. She chose the 9 Patch pattern because the first quilt she ever made was a 9 Patch, and she liked it. “It’s nice and simple, like me,” she says. She has enjoyed the attention the quilt block garners.
19 Garden of Life
Mary Deredinger
22735 Rocheport Road, Boonville
In memory of John Ed Deredinger, this was his favorite quilt pattern. This was his ancestral farmstead.
20 Doris Choice
The Doris Viertel Family
21634 Hwy. 98, Boonville
Bruce Viertel encouraged his mother, Doris, to put a block on their barn when they were approached by the Boonslick Area Tourism Council. “It does dress up the barn a little bit,” Bruce says. The barn, built in 1923, sits on the Viertel family’s century farm in Boonville. He says Doris’ Choice was an obvious pick for the pattern given his mother’s name.
21 Missouri Star
Missouri River Valley
Steam Engine Association
I-70 East Exit 111
Dennis Ficken with the Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association says the organization’s grounds were chosen for Boonslick’s first barn quilt block because of its easy-to-find location and visibility off of Interstate 70.
22 North Star
Francis Brengarth
16170 Hwy. V, Wooldridge
The block on the Brengarths’ barn was a fiftieth wedding anniversary present from the couple’s children. The late Sammie Brengarth chose North Star because she felt it matched the setting. She enjoyed being a part of the Boonslick Barn Quilt Tour because of the attention it brought to the barn. “Everyone notices,” she stated.