A locally started tourism attraction is expanding provincially. The Ontario Trillium Foundation has provided a $115,000 grant to see the expansion of the Barn Quilt Trails. Tillsonburg Mayor John Lessif says the barn quilt trails were the brain child of a group of local volunteers who came to the Sand Plains Community Development Fund asking for assistance. Lessif tells Heart FM where the Barn Quilts are locally. "In Oxford, I think all of the current barn quilts are located in the south end of Oxford but I know there are plans underway to expand that through the north part of Oxford so I know we'll be covered right through our county" The tours have become a popular destination for history buffs according to Lessif. "There's a history behind every barn quilt and there's a story to be told and at each site that they are located on there's a short story on the history behind the barn quilt and location". The Barn Quilt trails are made up of large plywood paintings of quilt designs which tell the stories of place, culture and community history. The original idea was funded with just five thousand dollars and spans Brant, Norfolk, Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford Counties.
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