Barn Quilts

Barn Quilts

Shawano Pathways' 1st Quilt Goes Up

Shawano County's 203rd barn quilt has been sponsored by Shawano Pathways, the area's local bike/pedestrian group.  It is the first of three barn quilts the group will be sponsoring as part of its Bike The Barn Quilts initiative happening September 28, 2013.  Appropriately, the quilt pattern has been named Bike the Barn Quilts.  Shawano Pathways received a Mielke Grant which included the sponsorship of three biking themed barn quilts for the Bike The Barn Quilts rally. This quilt has been put on display at the Randy and Kim Gracyalny farm, W334 State Highway 29, Pulaski.  It is easily visible on the Gracyalny farm about 20 miles east of Shawano.

Bicycling Group's 2nd Quilt Goes Up

Shawano area's bicycling/pedestrian group, Shawano Pathways, has sponsored its 2nd and the County's 207th barn quilt as part of the countywide barn quilt project started about three years ago. The quilt, called Bicycling is Life, is displayed on a barn at a farm owned by Ken Lynch, N353 State Highway 47, about eight miles south of Bonduel. The pattern was designed by Nick Bleser who has a degree in graphic arts from NE Wisconsin Technical College and who has been working with the biking group on other projects, including the Bike the Barn Quilts rally.

Group Shows It's Hooked on Biking

The 3rd quilt sponsored by the Shawano Pathways and the County's 213th quilt went up at the Myrtle Behnke farm at W9321 State Highway 29, a few miles west of Shawano. The quilt, called Hooked on Biking, was created to promote the Bike the Barn Quilt Ride on September 28, 2013 and ultimately to promote physical activity and a healthier life style in Shawano County.

4th Quilt Goes Up

The 4th quilt sponsored by Shawano Pathways went up on the South Forty Building August 19, 2014. The quilt pattern was designed by Brandon Reed in Jenny Ballwahn's third-grade class last year in conjunction with the first Bike the Barn Quilts event in September of 2013.  The pattern includes an ear of corn in the center surrounded by red, white and blue stripes.

Moo-ving Forward

Both the Engel family and Shawano Pathways believe in ‘MOO-VING FORWARD.” Thus, the name for quilt number 351.  Located on W7713 Broadway Ave. the quilt showcases a guernsey, (the Engel family’s ‘cow of choice’) and footprints and wheels (Shawano Pathways suggested method of movement) Bob Engel’s great grandfather homesteaded on this property, and his grandfather & father continued to farm here.  Bob and Bonnie took over the farm in 1977, showing guernsey cattle at County & State Fairs for year. All of their children were in 4-H and the showing of cattle continues to this day. 


There are three routes on the annual September BIKE THE BARN QUILTS event that bike past this quilt.  Shawano Pathways is proud to  share the ‘MOO-VING FORWARD’  quilt with the Bob & Bonnie Engel family.
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