Colorful painted squares of wood on the barns are popping up in Vicksburg -- the beginning of Kalamazoo County’s first quilt trail, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette. By the end of this year there could be at least 11 "quilts" along the trail, and by fall next year there could be more than 20. All of them are or will be scattered throughout the Vicksburg Community Schools district.
Excerpt: "It's all about tourism," said Kitch Rinehart, an art major who helps design and paint the quilt squares with assistance from some of the owners who sign agreements to have the quilt patterns hung on their business or barn.
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Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
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