Trail of Thread F Find inspiration, supplies and fun at nine quilt shops along Highway 36 by Sara Schafer | sschafer@ruralmissouri.coop or 10 years, quilters have enjoyed the ultimate creative road trip in northern Missouri. Their quest is to hit each participating shop on the Missouri Highway 36 Quilt Trail. You can join the fun in 2024. Traveling from Hannibal to St. Joseph, Missouri's Highway 36 is nicknamed " The Way of American Genius. " Mark Twain, Walt Disney, J.C. Penney, the home of the Pony Express and other innovations and inventors all can be traced back to this stretch of road. It's no surprise creative types can still fi nd inspiration along this route through the quilt trail. 28 RURAL MISSOURI | JUNE 2024