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By Carrie Campbell, for The Gazette Although not a quilter herself, Julie Mangold became the driving force behind the creation and placement of more than 100 barn quilts throughout Washington County. “I am not a quilter. But my mother-in-law was. And I just thought it was a neat idea,” said Mangold, 73, of West Chester. The countywide project began in 2007. Mangold had seen articles about barn quilts that were put up in Grundy County and thought it might be a good fit for Washington Cou...