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Stephens County OHCE gathered together at 7 a.m. on July 25 to hang their barn quilt at the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center. Each of the four groups, Comanche Homemakers, Gleaners, Oak College and Sunshine, took on a block to finish this project.
The completed block displayed by OHCE Committee Members. Participants in the project included, from left to right, Brenda Gandy-Jones Extension Educator, Kamryn Heilman, Linda Heilman, Trica Stogsdill, Sue Garrett, Jerri Heilman.
Stephens County OHCE gathered together at 7 a.m. on July 25 to hang their barn quilt at the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center. Each of the four groups, Comanche Homemakers, Gleaners, Oak College and Sunshine, took on a block to finish this project.
The completed block displayed by OHCE Committee Members. Participants in the project included, from left to right, Brenda Gandy-Jones Extension Educator, Kamryn Heilman, Linda Heilman, Trica Stogsdill, Sue Garrett, Jerri Heilman.
Patriotic colors hover over the Stephens County Fair and Expo arena with the newest addition added in the form of a barn quilt on Monday morning.
Members of Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) gathered at 7 a.m. July 25 to watch the hanging of the 8x8 barn quilt on the front of the fairgrounds arena.
This past week, the barn quilt classes finished up a project with four groups taking a square to paint.
Brenda Gandy-Jones, with the OSU Extension Office, said the eight-foot quilt block was painted in four 4x4 foot sections.
“Each section has been prepared by a Stephens County OHCE group to complete the block,” she said.
According to Gandy-Jones, grants are a large part of organizing the barn quilt trail across Stephens County.
“Over 110 blocks have been painted for display in Stephens County,” she said. “The Fair and Expo Center will be the hub of our quilt trail to encourage tourism in Stephens County.”
Linda Heilman, chairman of the membership committee, said since they started the barn quilt classes with Gandy-Jones, they decided they wanted to put a large barn quilt at the fairgrounds.
Heilman said after speaking with Executive Director of the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center Matt Byerly, they got together with the their four local groups to each take a panel to paint.
Stephens County OHCE is made up of Comanche Homemakers, Gleaners, Oak College and Sunshine.
Heilman said they have close to 70 members.
“We all got together and painted our quarter,” she said. “Then we worked with Byerly (and) MP Metal Designs out of Comanche.”
According to Heilman, MP Metal Designs built the frame for the barn quilt.
“Today it’s becoming a reality,” she said. “We’re so excited.”
Heilman said they hope to spur the agriculture tourism in Stephens County.
“Our next step in the process is to develop a barn quilt trail map,” she said.
The map would include barn quilts displayed and visible on properties from the road.
According to Heilman, they will compose an address list to create the map in a brochure.
Sue Garrett, with the membership committee, helped design the logo.
The committee had a few different styles to overlook, before they voted on their favorite.
Garrett said after they chose the design, she drew the pattern out for each of the four clubs.
“I’m extremely proud of all of our committee ladies,” she said. “It’s a work in progress, we all worked together to make sure that the design is something that would make the citizens of Stephens County proud.”
Garrett thanked Byerly, Matt and Abby Christian with MP Metal Designs for working on this OHCE project.
Garrett said said the project took everyone involved working together.
Heilman said they were able to do this project with the help of a grant from the ambassadors group.
Byerly said when OHCE approached him with the idea, he was happy to lend a hand to “keep a positive attitude” and “to shine a light on this facility in any way.”
Byerly said this is a good way to draw people into the county and he looks forward to sharing the facility.
For more information on the barn quilts or how to get involved, contact Gandy at 580-255-0510 or visit the Stephens County OSU Extension Center or www.ohce.org.
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