McCowan

Paula's "Tree of Life" quilt came from her Great, Great Aunt Perlina Elizabeth Gore, who pieced & quilted it for her grandmother around 1900. Using the same pattern, Paula's mother, Eva Neal Swallows, pieced & quilted one for her using the cream & green colored muslin. It won Best Quilt & Best of Show at the Overton County Fair. The barn was built in 1942 by her father & grandfather, Ray Swallows & Frank Swallows. When Dale Hollow Dam was being built in Clay County, they bought several old homes that were going to be destroyed by the rising water, broke them down, & used the lumber to build the barn. She still has the original bill of sale for one of the transactions. The barn is located on a TN Century Farm known as the Ivy Hill Farm. Owner and Artist: Paula Stover.