2027 Nebraska Barn Quilt Calendar

Dave and I have been married for 53 years. We have always loved road trips and are living in Fremont, Ne. After our three daughters were grown and our nest was empty, we hit the road often.
It wasn't long before the old rustic Nebraska barns began to catch my eye and my heart. Dave quickly joined in and used his eagle eye to find barns that I had overlooked. After a few more outings, I realized that God was awakening in me a creativity and passion previously unknown to me.
In 2013 I was forced to leave my job of 18 years due to the pain and fatigue of post-polio syndrome, knowing that I needed more rest. One day I said to Dave, "I think we should photograph at least one barn in each of Nebraska's 93 counties!" ......and "A Nebraska Barn Journey" began. I photographed the first one in Greeley County in January of 2012 and I was hooked!
After that, I never left home without my camera and a map with the Nebraska counties clearly marked. It was difficult to find a barn in some counties and we had to drive up and down a lot of roads to find one. We realized that we would have the best chance to spot the barns hidden by the trees or cornfields in the late fall or winter.
Due to the constraints of the post-polio syndrome, I usually shot photos from our truck window or from standing on the running board. We always took photos from public roads so we didn't need permission to take them. It would have been very difficult to track down the owners of the barns since many barns appeared to be deserted, though we would have loved to hear their barn stories. :(
Five years and thousands of miles later we shot our last project barn in Kimball County in January 2017!
My plan had always been to create a coffee table book of our barn collection. (We have now photographed over 750 barns, numerous windmills, country churches, vintage cars & trucks and animals.) However, the plan changed when I saw a Nebraska composite and realized it
would be a great way to display and enjoy the entire journey. See calendar pages for info.
The full size barn images in the composite, as well as many others Nebraska images can be seen at kathychase.smugmug.com. Contact me for Nebraska made prints & puzzles using barns from all 93 counties.
I originally thought this was just a personal journey for Dave and me, but along the way we have been blessed to hear many of your memories of barns and the joy that seeing them brings you.
God bless you and be sure to remember that just because life changes, it doesn't mean God doesn't have something new and exciting out there for you.
Dave & Kathy Chase Galatians 2:20 10% of profits will go to fight Human Trafficking in Nebraska