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On March 12 at 2 p.m., Marble Falls VFW Post #10376, 1001 Veterans Dr., Marble Falls, is dedicating its very own Barn Quilt. The event is part of a Hill Country Barn Quilt tour. Contributed Photo
The history of the American Barn Quilt can be traced back almost 300 years, to the arrival of immigrants from the central regions of Europe; Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.
It is widely believed that barn painting/quilt ing originated in Pennsylvania with these immigrants and then spread to much of the New England and Midwestern states.
Paint was very expensive in those days and painting…