Saturday, October 18, 2025
Carroll County, MD
We were met with beautiful weather bright and early Saturday as we gathered at Jacquelyn’s Bakeshop and Café in Hanover for coffee and treats. Annette and Dan Yost had a fun quilt-themed day in store for us. After filling up on caffeine and goodies, we received our route which would take us on scenic back roads along parts of the Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail.
Begun in 2013 as a collaborative project by the Carroll County Arts Council, the Carroll County Office of Tourism, the Carroll County Department of Recreation and Parks, the Carroll County Public Library, and volunteers from Everybody’s Quilt Guild, the trail seeks to honor the area’s agrarian culture. The 8’ by 8’ blocks were chosen or designed by farm families for their barns and created by a local printing company. Today, the trail consists of 46 barns total, and our tour route took us to see 7 of those.
After nearly a 2-hour leisurely drive, we arrived at Flicks Pub in Taneytown for lunch and a special presentation by Linda Syverson Guild. Linda is a highly accomplished fiber artist who specializes in quilt making. Drawing on her design skills as a professional architect, she crafts beautiful works of art using mixed media. Many of her works feature themes related to reuse, architecture, color exploration, nature, and her early life growing up in the mid-west. She frequently gives talks and her works have been exhibited around the country. We were very lucky to have her as our guest. Her portfolio may be viewed at lindasyversonguild.com.
Many thanks are due to Annette and Dan for organizing the day’s events. It was a great day full of history and art.
