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"Drunkard's Path" Quilt Square #80 |
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Kentucky Quilt Trail |
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"Drunkard's Path" Quilt Square #80 |
Pattern: Drunkard's Path
Location: 370 Valley Road
Geocode: 38.233189, -83.503778
Directions: From Morehead, west 5.6 miles on KY 32 (Flemingsburg Rd.) then
left (entrance to Pine Hills) 0.1 mile on Jackson Dr. Then cross bridge and go
left 0.3 mile on Valley Rd. to end of road. Barn is on the hill about halfway up
the driveway to the Ousley home.
Barn Owner: Paul & Gail Ousley
Painted by: Gail Ousley & the FQT Quilt Painting Team
Installed: Dec. 12, 2009 by Bobby Hall
Sponsor: W. Paul & Lucille Caudill Little Foundation, Inc.
Notes: When the two panels of this quilt square was being hung, Paul had
to call his wife to come down to the barn because they just couldn't figure how
the panels were to go - couldn't get them to match up.
Drunkard’s
Path has always been a favorite quilt pattern of Gail Ousley because there are
so many different “looks” one can get from the same pattern by arranging the
pieces in different designs. Gail’s mother, Carolyn Crosthwaite, pieced a
Drunkard’s Path quilt and had it quilted for Gail’s daughter Beth several
years ago. When Gail submitted her application for a barn quilt, she had a
Drunkard’s Path pieced ready for quilting. She is in the process of hand
quilting it herself. Though her quilt has multiple bright colors, she and the
painters chose a simple arrangement with fewer colors for her barn. Though she
was open to other suggestions, she wanted the Drunkard’s Path for her barn
block.
The Ousley’s bought their farm from the Reeds in 1967. Although a new barn was
built in 1992, the old barn was not torn down until 3 years ago. The new barn
was used originally to house tobacco. In addition to proudly displaying her
favorite quilt pattern, the barn now serves as storage for some farm
equipment and hay and sometimes a mother cow and her newborn baby calf.