List of Quilt Blocks

These are the blocks already taken as part of the Quilt Trails of WNC Project.

We do not allow duplicate quilt blocks. You can order your custom quilt from here.

Quilt blocks marked by a *star* below are custom designed; 

		Block Name	Trail	Location
		12 Crowns	Lickskillet	509 Hidden Creek Lane, Burnsville [off Possum Trot; requires 4-wheel drive]
		’65 Vette	Burnsville	Burnsville Chevrolet, 623 W Main St, Burnsville
		Airplanes	Spruce Pine	1208 McHone Rd, Spruce Pine
		Airplanes		Mooresville, NC
		Alaska	Spruce Pine	1149 Hamburg Rd, Ledger
		Alpine Tree	Celo	Alpine Village Resort, 40 National Forest Dr. in Yancey County
		Amazing Education Puzzle	Bakersville	Gouge Elementary, Bakersville
		Amish Star	Burnsville	Ye Olde Country Store, 240 E Main St, Burnsville
		Antique Shop Tulip	Bakersville	Anita’s Atelier, 7 N Mitchell Ave, Bakersville
		Apple Tree	Celo	1025 Orchard Rd at Altapass; off Blue Ridge Parkway, east of Spruce Pine
		Apple Tree Hill	Pensacola	429 Wildwood Dr, Pensacola
		Arbuckle Coffee Pot	Arbuckle	30 Wanna B Lane, Burnsville
		Baker’s Fan	Green Mountain	4145 Hwy 197N, Tipton Hill
		Balance	Burnsville	United Community Bank – corner of Hwy 19E and 197, Burnsville
		Bard of Avon	Burnsville	Parkway Playhouse Theater, 202 Green Mountain Dr, Burnsville
		Baseball	Pensacola	Intersection of Hwy 197 S and Cattail Creek Rd, Burnsville
		Basket		Morganton, NC
		Basket of Diamonds	Burnsville	Banks Jewelers, 605 E Main St, Burnsville
		Basket of Stars		Norwood, NC
		Black Beauty	Green Mountain	600 State Hwy 197S, Green Mountain
		Blazing Star	Celo	420 Falling Water Dr, Burnsville
		Blue Ridge Apple Tree	Pensacola	12041 State Rd 197 S, Burnsville
		Books & Coffee Cups	Little Switzerland	Little Switzerland Book Store, Little Switzerland
		Bradford 9 Patch	Bee Log	54 Greenleaf Rd [off Bald Mtn Rd], Burnsville
		Bradford 9 Patch	Green Mountain	Toe River Rd Extension, Green Mountain
		Bridge To Learning		Haywood County
		Breadbasket Star	Burnsville	525 W Main Street [at corner of Westover], Burnsville
		Bridle Path	Celo	Appalachian Therapeutic Riding, Lower Brown’s Creek Rd, Celo
		Brush Arbor Meeting		Haywood County
		Broken Dishes	Burnsville	New To You Furniture, 601 E Main St, Burnsville
		Burnsville Bobcat	Arbuckle	Burnsville Elementary School
		Buzzard’s Roost	Bakersville	147 Pine Dr, Bakersville
		Butterfly	Pensacola	Hospice, 856 George’s Fork Rd, Burnsville
		Butterfly Bush	Celo	Sarah House Pottery Studio, 315 Coventry Lane [off Hwy 80S], Celo
		Card Trick	Burnsville	505 Barebridge Dr, Burnsville
		Carolina Flower Garden	Green Mountain	6862 Hwy 197 N, Green Mountain
		Carpenter’s Star	Green Mountain	10149 Hwy 197 N, Burnsville
		Carpenter’s Star	Lickskillet	Hwy 19W near intersection with 19
		Cartwheel Constellation	Burnsville	Alpine Design, 509 East Main St., Burnsville
		Cathedral Windows	Burnsville	151 Church Rd., Burnsville
		Cattail Star	Pensacola	43 Up the Creek Lane, Burnsville
		Cattails	Pensacola	Cattail Community Center, Cattail Creek Rd, Burnsville
		Cat Tracks and Snail Trails	Spruce Pine	Weaving Cabin, Penland School of Craft, Penland
		Christmas Star	Lickskillet	1014 Banks Creek Rd, Burnsville
		Circuit Board	Burnsville	Radio Shack, Burnsville
		Circular Saw	Burnsville	Heritage Lumber Company, 570 US Hwy 19E Bypass, Burnsville
		City Streets & Stirrups		Waynesville Police Station, Waynesville, NC
		Clay’s Compromise	Celo	McWhirter Pottery Studio, Hwy 80S, Celo
		Coat Hanger Star	Burnsville	Quality Cleaners, W Main St, Burnsville
		Corn & Beans	Burnsville	Fox Country Store, Cherry St, Burnsville
		Courthouse Steps	Burnsville	Yancey County Courthouse, Town Square, Burnsville
		Cross & Crown	Burnsville	Avery St, Burnsville
		Cross & Crown	Lickskillet	Bald Creek Methodist Church, Hwy 19 & Pleasant Valley Rd, Burnsville
		Cross & Crown	Lickskillet	495 Ball Rd, Burnsville
		Crystal Star	Burnsville	David’s Ltd, 105 W Main St, Burnsville
		Cupid’s Own	Burnsville	214 Pine Cone Lane, Burnsville
		Dahlia	Bakersville	1562 Hwy 261, Bakersville; on right, heading toward Roan Mtn
		Doctor on Call	Bakersville	Bakersville Community Medical Clinic, North Mitchell Avenue, Bakersville
		Doctor’s Day Off	Green Mountain	270 Grace Way, Green Mountain
		Dogwood	Bakersville	Mitchell County Historical Museum, at the junction of Crimson Laurel Way [226 Hwy], Roan Mountain Rd [261], and Toecane Rd [226 Hwy] , Bakersville
		Dogwood	Spruce Pine	Spruce Pine Public Library, 142 Walnut Ave, Spruce Pine
		Double Wedding Ring	Green Mountain	188 Sams Branch Rd, Green Mountain
		Double Duty	Burnsville	Back of The Grapevine, 11-13 W Main St, Burnsville; can be seen from Hwy 19 near the center of town
		Double Vision	Spruce Pine	Appalachian Eye Associates, 54 Hill St, Spruce Pine
		Dove in the Window		Macon, NC
		Down By the River	Lickskillet	Cane River Middle School, Cane River Middle School Rd, Burnsville
		Dozer	Lickskillet	Young & McQueen, Corner of Hwy 19E & Crestview Rd, Burnsville
		Dragonfly	Celo	Mountain Farm, Copperhead Lane [off Hall’s Chapel Rd], Celo
		Dream Ship	Little Switzerland	Little Switzerland Book Store, Little Switzerland
		Dresden Plate	Arbuckle	Micaville Presbyterian Church, Hwy 80S, Micaville
		Drunkard’s Trail	Celo	Linda Sharpless Pottery Studio, 1280 Chestnut Mtn Rd, Celo
		Duck Creek Puzzle	Bakersville	717 Duck Branch Rd, Bakersville
		Duck’s Foot in the Mud	Burnsville	Studios of John Richards & Claudia Dunaway, Yummy Mud Puddle, 264 Clear View Ln, Burnsville
		Egan Star	Celo	451 Cabbage Patch Rd., Burnsville
		Ella’s Star		380 Riverwood Dr E, Burnsville
		Empty Spools	Burnsville	106 N Main St, Burnsville
		Farmer’s Wife	Green Mountain	8766 Jack’s Creek Rd, Green Mountainn
		Farmer’s Wife Star	Green Mountain	1409 Coxes Creek Rd, Green Mountain
		Fields and Mountains	Lickskillet	Baker’s Creek Rd, Burnsville
		Firefighter	Lickeskillet	427 Byrd Mtn Estate, Burnsville
		Fireman’s Blanket	Celo	Little Switzerland Fire Dept, Chestnut Grove Church Rd, Little Switzerland
		Fish	Pensacola	4125 Pensacola Rd, Burnsville
		Fish Skillet	Burnsville	2266 Chestnut Mountain Rd. Burnsville
		Floral Centerpiece	Burnsville	Burnsville Florist, Hillside Dr, Burnsville
		Flower of the Woods	Arbuckle	66 EnergyXchange Dr [off Hwy 80N], Burnsville
		Friendship Star	Bakersville	11473 Hwy 226N, Buladean
		Garden Beauty	Lickskillet	Carolina Native Nursery, 126 Prices Creek Rd, Burnsville
		Georgia Dawg		Wolf Laurel, NC
		Girl’s Favorite	Burnsville	I Though About You, 112 W Main St, Burnsville
		Glass Quilt	Celo	Rob Levin’s Glass Studio, 669 Upper Browns Creek Rd., Burnsville
		Going Postal	Bakersville	4815 Hwy 80, Bakersville
		Golf Ball Boogie	Spruce Pine	225 Woods Rd, Spruce Pine
		Grandmother’s Dream	Celo	210 Tanglewood Hollow, Celo
		Grandmother’s Flower Garden	Green Mountain	3467 Hwy 197N, Green Mountain
		Grandmother’s Quilt	Arbuckle	W.H. Presnell Barn, Hwy 19E at George’s Fork Rd, east of Burnsville
		Grammy’s Quilt	Lickskillet	264 Blueberry Dr, Burnsville; off Monroe King Rd, which is off 19W, which is off 19E; turn right at the tobacco barn, then left onto Monroe King after crossing the river.
		Hard Times	Bakersville	4231 Cane Creek Rd, Bakersville
		Harmony Square	Celo	15 Miners Trace Rd, The Cove at Celo Mountain, Celo
		Harvest Sun	Celo	Firefly Farm, 534 Grindstaff Rd, Celo
		Hearts & Rings	Pensacola	901 Bolen’s Creek Rd, Burnsville
		Hearts and Stars	Celo	222 Heartland Lane, Celo
		Heavenly Stars	Green Mountain	Brummet’s Creek Church of the Brethren, 6243 NC Hwy 197 N, Bakersville
		Heirloom Jewel	Spruce Pine	J & R Country Antiques, 88 Jack Sullins Rd, Spruce Pine
		Homemaker’s Dream	Burnsville	Carolina Mountain Realty, Hwy 19E Bypass, Burnsville
		Honeybees in the Garden	Arbuckle	8865 Hwy 80 North, Burnsville
		Hummingbird	Celo	2160 South Toe River Rd, Celo
		I Love Cats & Dogs	Burnsville	Yancey County Humane Society, Burnsville
		Indian Canoes		The Little Princess Restaurant, 1681 Acquoni Rd, Cherokee, NC
		Indian Mat	Green Mountain	390 Parson Branch Rd, Green Mountain [Take Jack’s Creek north to Peterson Branch; turn left onto Peterson Branch; turn left onto Parson Branch; block is on barn about 3/4 mile up road on right.]
		Indian Meadow		1687 Acquoni Rd, Cherokee, NC
		Indian Puzzle	Spruce Pine	2009 Maned Goose Court
		Iris	Bee Log	3674 Bald Mtn Rd, Bee Log Community
		Kubota Tractor	Bee Log	165 Bass Lane, Burnsville
		Lattice Star
		Laurel Wreath	Bakersville	Crimson Laurel Gallery, 23 Crimson Laurel Way, Bakersville
		Leaves in the Spokes	Burnsville	Solstice Cycles & New Leaf Designs, 771 W Hwy 19E Bypass, Burnsville
		Lena’s Choice	Green Mountain	174 Crest Line Dr, Green Mountain
		Life’s Path		On the Hospice Building, Haywood County, NC
		Lightning in the Hills	Bakersville	3485 Hwy 80N, Bandana **this block can only be seen traveling south on 80; look up to the left to see it immediately past Bandana Pottery
		Lilac	Bakersville	Mitchell County Public Library, 18 N Mitchell Ave, Bakersville
		Lily	Celo	Toe River Crafts, Hwy 80S, Celo
		Little Poplar Schoolhouse	Bakersville	Mitchell High School
		Little Red Schoolhouse	Pensacola	435 River Walk Dr, Burnsville
		Log Cabin	Bee Log	Bee Log Elementary School, 55 Bee Log Rd [seen from Bald Mtn Rd], Bee Log Community
		Log Cabin Star	Celo	7 Mile Ridge Rd, Celo
		Lone Star	Bee Log	3591 Bald Mtn Rd, Bee Log Community
		Love’s Chain	Pensacola	14 CC Allen Rd, Hwy 197 S, Burnsville
		Magic Carpet	Spruce Pine	Blue Ridge Properties, 286 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine
		Maple Leaf	Spruce Pine	Toe River Arts Council, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine
		Maple Leaf Star	Lickskillet	Maple Creek Farm, 1641 Lickskillet Rd, Burnsville
		Mariner’s Compass	Bakersville	327 Rebels Creek Rd., Bakersville
		McIntosh Daughter	Burnsville	212 W Main St, Jill’s Hairport, Burnsville
		McIntosh Star	Burnsville	McIntosh Barn, Red Barn Ln [off Westside, which is off 19E], west edge of Burnsville
		Melon Patch	Celo	Seven Mile Ridge Rd, Celo
		Memorial Day Star	Bakersville	Hobson Rd [off Hwy 261, to the left, going toward Roan Mtn], Bakersville
		Molar Star	Burnsville	Dr. Scott Poling, 302 W 19E Bypass, Burnsville
		Moon & Star	Burnsville	Dixie Styles Antiques, E Main St & Hwy 19E, Burnsville
		Mortar & Pestle	Bakersville	Bakersville Pharmacy, Bakersville
		Mighty Mouse Bridge	Pensacola	315 Tennis Court Rd., Burnsville
		Minnesota Living in the Mountains	Burnsville	Carriage House, corner of Hwy 19 and S Main St, Burnsville
		Misty Mountain Ridges	Pensacola	Cattail Community Center, 45 Deep Gap Rd, Burnsville
		Moon & Star Over the Mountain	Burnsville	Cultural Resource Center, 113 Green Mountain Rd, Burnsville
		Monkey Wrench	Bee Log	Jimmy Chandler Barn, Scronce’s Creek Rd, west of Burnsville, off Hwy 19
		Mountain Banjo		Weaverville, NC
		Mountain Heritage	Lickskillet	Mountain Heritage High School, Hwy 19E, west of Burnsville
		Mountain Laurel	Beech Mountain	3560 Beech Mountain Rd Beech Mountain [in Avery County]
		Mountain Saddlebags		Haywood County, NC
		NC Star	Burnsville	Toe River Arts Council, West Main St, Burnsville
		New York Beauty	Burnsville	The New Library, Green Mtn Rd & School Circle, Burnsville
		Night Heavens	Green Mountain	7130 Jacks Creek Rd, Green Mountain
		North Carolina Bear Paw	Celo	Little Switzerland Post Office – 9455 Hwy 226A, Little Switzerland
		Ohio Star	Bee Log	Home of Chloe Ramsey, Bald Mountain Rd, Bee Log Community
		Old Maid’s Ramble	Lickskillet	Bill Buckner Barn, Price’s Creek Rd at Hwy 19, Burnsville
		Open Door		Clyde, NC
		Old Indian Trail		1685 Acquoni Rd, Cherokee, NC
		Over and Under	Celo	234 Buddha Ln, Celo [made from bottle caps!]
		Painted Trillium	Celo	Painted Trillium Gallery, Little Switzerland
		Parallelogram	Green Mountain	224 Echo Hill Rd, Green Mtn
		Peony	Pensacola	1826 Wildwood Dr, Burnsville
		Peony & Forget-Me-Nots	Burnsville	1760 Hortons Creek Rd, Burnsville
		Pick & Shovel	Spruce Pine	The Wylie Building, Spruce Pine
		Pillars of Habitat	Lickskillet	Habitat Construction Facility, on Mountain Heritage HS campus, Burnsville
		Pine Crossings	Spruce Pine	Pine Crossings Antique Shop, Hwy 226, Spruce Pine; .5 mi from Blue Ridge Parkway
		Pine Tree	Bakersville	493 Locust Knob Tower Rd, Bakersville
		Pineapple Friendship Star	Burnsville	Yancey County Chamber of Commerce, 106 W Main St, Burnsville
		Potter’s Knot		Prince Edward Island, Canada
		Providence	Spruce Pine	109 Arrowhead Ridge Rd, Spruce Pine
		Pumpkin Vine	Bakersville	515 Sunset Mtn Rd, Bakersville
		Pyrotechnics	Pensacola	On shop of John and Kathy Hogan on Toodies Creek in Pensacola
		Radio Windmill Star	Arbuckle	WKYK Radio Station, 749 Sawmill Hollow Rd, Burnsville
		Railroad Crossing	Burnsville	Subway Restaurant, 110 Reservoir Rd & Hwy 19E, Burnsville
		Railroad Quilt	Green Mountain	Toe River Rd, Green Mountain
		Raspberries and Cream	Burnsville	Mary Jane’s Bakery 110 E. Main St. Burnsville
		Rising Moon Over Magic Mountains	Pensacola	Corner of Toodie’s Creek and 197S, Burnsville
		Rising Stars	Arbuckle	East Yancey Middle School, 285 Georges Fork Rd, Burnsville
		Rising Sun	Celo	2061 Hickory Springs Rd, Celo
		Rose	Burnsville	Yancey County Public Library, Town Square, Burnsville
		Rose	Burnsville	729 Barebridge Dr, Burnsville
		Sawtooth Star	Burnsville	The Colonial, 211 E Main St, Burnsville
		Schoolgirl’s Puzzle	Burnsville	The Terrell House, 109 Robertson St, Burnsville
		Scrapaholic’s Delight	Green Mountain	Toe River Rd, Green Mountain
		Sea Star	Burnsville	687 Barebridge Dr. Burnsville
		Shepherd’s Light	Pensacola	290 King Hwy, High Pastures, Burnsville; near the end of George’s Fork
		Shooting Star	Arbuckle	Serendipity Frame Shop, 511 E US Hwy 19, Burnsville
		Simplicity	Bee Log	Barn of Robert Thompson & Melissa Will, 1393 Bald Mtn Rd, Bee Log Community
		Slave Chain	Celo	Beck Gray Pottery Studio, Hannah Branch Rd, Celo
		Small Business	Bakersville	57 Hwy 226N [Just before the intersection of 261 and 226], Bakersville
		Sneakers	Burnsville	The Old Bursnville Gym, School Circle, Burnsville
		Speck-Troutcular	Bakersville	10516 Hwy 226N, Bakersville
		Spinning Car Wheel	Green Mountain	118 Sams Branch Rd, Green Mountain
		Spinning Color Wheel	Bakersville	156 Pizzle View, Bakersville
		Spools	Spruce Pine	Whitson Electric, 31 Cross St, Spruce Pine
		Starfish	Lickskillet	220 JR Pate Rd, Burnsville
		Starlight	Arbuckle	200 Dewberry Lane [off Boxwood, which is off 19E], Burnsville
		Star of Bethlehem	Burnsville	Shoal Creek Baptist Church, 1867 E US Hwy 19E, Burnsville
		Star of Nutrition	Burnsville	W Main St, Burnsville
		Star of Relief	Green Mountain	Toe River Rd Extension, Green Mountain
		Star of the East	Green Mountain	Griffith’s Store, Tipton Hill
		Star of the Milky Way	Pensacola	2635 Cattail Creek Rd, Burnsville
		State of NC	Burnsville	Yancey County Extension Office – 10 Orchard Dr, Burnsville
		Streams & Mountains	Celo	The Cove at Celo Mountain, Celo
		Summer Sun	Pensacola	State Hwy 197S, Burnsville
		Sundial	Burnsville	Yancey Common Times Journal, 22 N Main St, Burnsville
		Sunflower	Bakersville	5394 Hwy 261, Bakersville
		Temperance Tree	Spruce Pine	Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree, 262 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine
		Thunder and Lightning	Celo	273 Laurel Dr. in Yancey County
		Toothbrush Star	Burnsville	Dr John Renfro, Dentist, 534 E. US Hwy 19E Bypass, Burnsville
		Traveler’s Star	Burnsville	De la Casa, Green Mtn Rd & School Circle, Burnsville
		Tree of Life	Green Mountain	Beech Creek, 10253 N 226 Hwy, Buladean
		Tree of Life		Landrum, SC
		Trip Around the World	Celo	268 Sully Lane [off Seven Mile Ridge Rd], Celo
		Turkey Tracks	Bee Log	Jeffcoat Barn at Scronce’s Creek Rd, West of Burnsville off Hwy 19
		Twinkletoes	Burnsville	Burnsville Hosiery, W Main St at Ferguson Hill Rd, Bursnville
		Wagon Wheel	Pensacola	307 Cattail Creek Road, Burnsville
		Wedding Ring	Green Mountain	1173 Whitson Branch Rd, Bakersville
		What Floats Your Boat	Bakersville	Loafer’s Glory Rafting, 2637 Hwy 226N, Loafer’s Glory
		Wheel of Fortune	Spruce Pine	High Valley Construction, 6573 Hwy 226 S, Spruce Pine
		Wintergreene	Bakersville	38 Stonewall Lane, Bakersville
		Witch’s Star	Burnsville	480 Bukeridge [off of Aunt Effie’s Ln, which is off Green Mtn Rd], Burnsville
		Writer’s Block	Burnsville	235 Rocky Springs Hts, Burnsville
		Wonder of the World	Spruce Pine	Spruce Pine Montessori School 67 Walnut Ave., Spruce Pine
		Yankee Magnolia		Lake Wales, FL

Custom-Designed Quilt Blocks

Browse through the examples below to see how I and barbra have worked to come up with the perfect, unique, block for these people and businesses!

Quilt Blocks	Block Story
	’65 ‘VetteThe ’65 ‘Vette block was designed for Burnsville Chevrolet. The owner’s favorite car was the ’65 Corvette. There are two cars in the design – front and back, creating the four fold symmetry. The black rectangles are the tires. If you know what a ’65 Corvette looks like you will be able to see the Corvette in the block. You can see this block on the Burnsville Trail.
	A Bridge to LearningBridge to Learning hangs on a school that has a cardinal for their mascot. The block shows open book top left, cardinal top right, and a swinging bridge across the bottom. The students used to have to cross the swinging bridge to get to school.
	Amazing Education PuzzleDestiny Bello, a 4th grader at Gouge Elementary School submitted a design for this quilt block which we modified only slightly to have it conform to the rules. The school colors are in the background triangles. The pencils at either side and the rulers at top and bottom along with the apple in the middle all clearly say SCHOOL! Her clever use of a hexagon to make the apple was very quilty. We congratulate Destiny on her thoughtful design and the terrific name she gave her block and are pleased to add it to the Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina. You can see this block on the Bakersville Trail.
	Apple Tree HillThis customer wanted to feature an apple tree in their quilt block, and all the traditional apple tree blocks were already taken, so we needed to design one. We try very hard to make our blocks pieceable, but this one requires some preassembly. The background is made entirely of triangles, but the apple slices will have to be pre-assembled by a quilter and then appliquéd onto the background. The owner of the block was a quilter, so we knew she could handle the appliqué, but we also want other quilters to be able to make the blocks. That is why we try very hard to make all the blocks we design in such a way that they can be pieced and not appliquéd. We don’t always succeed, but we have seldom broken our own rules, making our collection of quilt square accessible to most skill levels of quilters. You can see this block on the Pensacola Trail.
	Arbuckle Coffee PotThis block is made from four coffee pots that create a star when turned into a quartet. Each coffee pot is made from triangles and rectangles. The coffee pot links the history of the site to the name of the road. The road was named for Samuel Howell who was known by his friends as “Arbuckle” because he drank so much Arbuckle Coffee. You can buy Arbuckle coffee by the cup at Mary Jane’s bakery, or by the package at our Gift Shop. It is an organic coffee made in Arizona. The block is colored in the corporate colors of Arbuckle Coffee. You can see this block on the Arbuckle Trail.
	Blue Ridge Apple TreeThis block was designed to look like an apple tree. There are actually two of these blocks hanging on the site – one with red apples, the other with yellow apples. This is another block made of squares and rectangles and should be easy to piece by a beginner quilter. You can see this block on the Pensacola Trail.
	Books & Coffee CupsThis block shows two coffee cups and two open books (looking down on the books from the top – with the covers at 90 degree angle and the pages flared open). This clever block tells the story of the site where it hangs – a coffee shop/book store in Little Switzerland. It is a “pieceable” block of medium difficulty for a beginning quilter. You can see this block on the Celo Trail.
	Brush Arbor MeetingBrush Arbor Meeting hangs on a church – people used to come from miles around and spend several days camped out for a revival. They made a pulpit out of brush plus an arbor to shield the pastor from the sun.
	Burnsville BobcatThis block was designed from elements submitted by the students at Burnsville Elementary School. Their mascot is a bobcat and they wanted that in the block. The students submitted great designs involving books, pencils and rulers. This block uses the books and pencils, has a math feature in it, and also shows the Bobcat. The pyramids around the bobcat’s head show addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It is painted in the school’s colors of teal and purple. You can see it on the Arbuckle Trail.
	Cat Tracks and Snail TrailsThis block can be strip-pieced, and is a weaving design converted to a quilt design. This was a very clever conversion and would make a spectacular quilt either as one big solo block, or with multiple blocks sewn together. Careful study of the design will reveal how to strip piece it. The block hangs on the weaving cabin at Penland School. As far as we know, this is the first time a weaving pattern has been converted to a quilting pattern. You can see this block on the Spruce Pine Trail.
	Circuit BoardThe Circuit Board block can be seen on the Radio Shack in Burnsville. This block was designed so it could be strip-pieced and turned into a great quilt for your favorite geek. A takeoff on the computer circuit board, it shows little transistors with correct color bands (for those in the know). We made the background red instead of the usual green at the request of the owner of the Radio Shack franchise in Burnsville. It makes a great block.
	Coat Hanger StarThe Coat Hanger Star uses a traditional star pattern, but the hook of the coat hanger has been added to the top of each triangle to make the star look like a set of colorful coathangers. The way the color is set into the block also creates a cross, reflecting the owner’s Christian faith. The block was designed for Woody’s Quality Cleaners – a dry cleaning establishment. You can see this block on the Burnsville Trail.
	Doctor on CallThis unique block has a story to tell. The subdued business colors in the block were chosen to indicate competence and professionalism. The red and purple hint at the heart and physical nature behind what the doctors do. The dark and light colors in the neutral background are to hint at day and night because a doctor must always be ready, no matter what time of day. The complexity of the block hints at how difficult the doctor’s job is and how much they have to train for it. The two crosses in the block hint at the spiritual aspects of the doctor’s job and how life and death are always hanging in the balance. There are nurse figures in the four corners with their arms raised, hinting at the guardian angels that seem to travel with doctors and also referencing the many contributions that nurses make to the profession. The hour glass figures speak to the critical nature of decisions sometimes required by doctors, and remind us that doctors are always on call.
	Double VisionThis block hangs on the office of an Eye Doctor and contains those familiar Es we have all seen. But the block also contains a heart, and the entire block is painted with color-blind colors. If you are not color blind you will be able to see the heart. If you are color blind, the heart will be invisible to you. Can you see the heart? You can see this block on the Spruce Pine Trail.
	Down by the RiverThe students of Cane River Middle School submitted designs for their quilt block. We took those designs and combined three of them to make this block. The school was built on a site beside the Cane River. When they broke ground for the school, they discovered a lot of Indian artifacts and stopped construction in order to do an archeological dig. The block contains three design elements: the mountains reflected in the river, an Indian feather, and the letters CRMS. While we don’t usually allow words or letters on our quilt blocks, these were so cleverly created, that they actually create a hidden message in the block. When you look at the block the letters are not apparent. By making a quartet out of the block, the entire design ended up looking like an Indian blanket and the CRMS became a code that only students of the school will see, unless you know where to look. The block is painted in the school colors of red and black. You can see it on the Lickskillet Trail.
	DozerThis block is a clever design using squares and what is known in the quilting world as half square triangles. The little bulldozers that result from the combination of squares and half square triangles have been a popular hit with tourists and locals alike. The quartet of bulldozers has a drafting mistake. Can you find it? (Hint – it has to do with symmetry.) You can see this block on the Lickskillet Trail.
	Farmer’s Wife StarThe Farmer’s Wife block has been requested numerous times, but sadly, there is only one Farmer’s Wife block. So we added a start to the original Farmer’s Wife block and created a unique block which we called Farmer’s Wife Star. The original Farmer’s Wife block is on the Green Mountain Trail, as is this block
	FishWhile this is a traditional quilt block, we added curves and spots to the original to make the fish look like Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout, favorite fishing targets of the owner. This block was our 100th block. You can see it on the Pensacola Trail.
	Fish SkilletSometimes it is easy to see the pattern of one’s life. The quilt block of Jerry and Trish Fairchild clearly reflects their pattern from the central theme of fish in a skillet to the trillium in each corner of the square for the Fairchilds’ four lovely daughters: Bridgett, Shelly, Somer, and Amber. Jerry and Trish have lived on the family farm off and on since their marriage, and their block celebrates their history and heritage.Jerry remembers: “Murphy Creek is a small stream near where my Grandma and Grandpa lived as far back as I can remember. It has been over 50 years since my grandmother Mary Sant Fairchild took her cane fishing pole in the early morning and walked from the front porch of their old two-room cabin down a winding dirt trail to one of our special fishing holes to catch me a mess of fresh rainbow trout for breakfast. Grandma knew that I liked to have fresh trout, scrambled eggs, and her homemade buttered biscuits during the times I visited her in my spring breaks from grade school down in Burke County in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Most of the time she would quietly leave the cabin with pole in hand at the break of dawn, just so she could return to have me waking with the smell of those wonderful aromas coming from the food cooking on the old wood stove. Sometimes, I pause outside our mountain home today, close my eyes, and can still almost hear and smell those fish frying.The Fish Skillet block, made mostly from triangles, has a black skillet with two fish frying in the middle. Four Trilliums are in the corners. You can see this block on the Celo Trail.
	Georgia DawgThe Georgia Dawg block is owned by a rabid Georgia fan who asked us to design a Georgia Bulldog block but not have it look like a Georgia Bulldog. While it does look like a Georgia Bulldog, it isn’t immediately apparent because of the quartet treatment of the solitary dog in the block. You can see this block on a cabin at Wolf Laurel in Madison County.
	Golf Ball BoogieYou can find this block on the clubhouse of the Grassy Creek golf course in Spruce Pine. The block is made from circles and straight lines, though it appears there are more curves than there really are. A block for advanced quilters. You can find this block on the Spruce Pine Trail.
	Kubota TractorHere is another tractor block made of triangles and squares. The block was to honor the woman’s husband who had a “love affair” with his Kubota Tractor. A really great quilt could be made by combining alternating blocks of the Dozer and Kubota Tractor blocks. You can see this block on the Bee Log Trail.
	Leaves in the SpokesCombining references to bicycles and leaves, this block also references a quilt block on the home of the owners’ bike shop (on the Pensacola Trail called Pyrotechnics). Their original block was chosen because it looked like bicycle spokes. We added leaves to the block to also reflect the New Leaf Design business of the wife, and the block also references the husband’s Solstice Cycles bike shop. You can see the block on the Burnsville Trail.
	Life’s PathRequested by the Hospice organization in Haywood County, Life’s Path illustrates our path through life from our early bright childhood years to our aging, fading years. The colors travel from bright to dim, the sun and moon are also depicted in the block. The colors represent the progression of our lives.
	Little Poplar SchoolhouseOver a dozen students submitted designs for the quilt block to be hung on Mitchell High School. In the end, we combined two of those designs. David Martinez designed a square as a tribute to the little one room school house that sits on Mitchell’s campus. Daniel Patrella offered up a logo design using the letter “M” with colors to signify the merging of Harris, whose color was dark blue, and Bowman, whose color was maroon into a stunning shade of purple. Looking at the design, you can see how the mountains in the background help form the letter “m” around the old Poplar school house. The block is painted in the school colors and was the 200th quilt block to go up. You can see it on the Bakersville Trail.
	Maple Leaf StarThe Maple Leaf Star hangs on the Sugar Shack on Lickskillet – Maple Creek Farm is the southernmost maple syrup operation in the states. We took the Maple Leaf block and added a star to it. You can see this block on the Lickskillet Trail.
	McIntosh DaughterThis block hangs on Jill’s Hairport in Burnsville. Jill was a McIntosh and when she saw the McIntosh star go up on the McIntosh barn at the edge of town, she also wanted one. Since we don’t allow duplicates in our trail system, we took that original McIntosh star block (which is painted in the colors of the McIntosh Tartan – and the plaid tartan can be seen in the background) and we added another star to the middle of it. The second star indicates the Daughter aspect of the story, while also changing the block to make it unique. You can see this block on the Burnsville Trail.
	Molar StarThe dentist who requested this block wanted us to use the shape of a tooth called a molar to make the block. This is probably the most complex grid of all our blocks and is an extremely clever design. You can see the grid in the Burnsville Tour Guide. You can see this block on the Burnsville Trail.
	Mortar & PestleAnother block designed with mostly triangles, when put together as a quartet, a star is created from the mortar and pestle. This block is all straight lines and should be relatively easy to piece. You can find this block on the Bakersville Trail.
	Mountain BanjoWell obviously this person is a banjo player. The trick was to make a banjo out of circles, triangles, rectangles and squares and still have it look like a traditional quilt block. We came up with several designs, and this was the one chosen by the customer. But the rest of the designs are still available – so if you play the banjo…
	Mountain SaddlebagsMountain Saddlebags tells the story of the Circuit Rider – there is a Bible in the middle of the block.
	Open DoorThe Open Door block hangs on a bank in Clyde which was the only bank to remain open during the depression.
	Pick and ShovelThe present-day Wylie Building on the lower street in Spruce Pine has its roots deep in the heart of the community and has experienced several incarnations during its lifetime. The building, restored by David and Pam Wylie and Cynthia Nash, currently stands as a prominent symbol of Spruce Pine’s revitalization efforts. The building was erected in 1922 by one of the state’s industrial pioneers, Colonel C. J. Harris (1854-1944), and began life in 1923 as the Spruce Pine Store Company. Harris and his brothers had purchased Jackson County’s Carolina Clay Company in 1888, renaming it the Harris Clay Company and jump-starting the clay industry in western North Carolina. The company mined clay, or kaolin, in Mitchell, Avery, Yancey, Jackson, Swain, and Haywood counties, and became important in supplying strategic military materials as a result of Harris’s encouragement of scientific research methods. The quilt block speaks to the building’s mining history. The deep green in the block refers to the Emeralds mined in the area. You can find this block on the Spruce Pine Trail.
	Potter’s KnotThis block was designed for a potter who lives on Prince Edward Island and hints at the shapes of the pots she makes and is painted in the colors she uses in her glazes. Remarkably, there are no traditional quilt blocks about pottery. You will have to go to Prince Edward Island, Canada, to see this one.
	Radio Windmill StarThe Radio Windmill block was the obvious choice for the WKYK radio station, but it lacked pizzazz, so we added a star to it. We have been consciously trying to get a star into most of the blocks in Burnsville, and this gave us the opportunity to make the radio station a star. The station has served Burnsville for years as their only media star. You can see this block on the Arbuckle Trail.
	Raspberries & CreamMary Jane’s Bakery owns this block. They serve food that sometimes comes from their own gardens. We had designed a block called Strawberries and Cream for a trail in West Tennessee, so we modified the strawberries and made them into raspberries for Mary Jane. You can see this block on the Burnsville Trail.
	Rising Moon Over Magic MountainsThis block is a takeoff of Moon Over the Mountain – a traditional quilt block known by most quilters. But our mountains are complex, full of waterfalls and a rich diversity of plant life, so the block reflects more complex mountains, even hinting of a special aura around the moon. Our dark skies yield amazing stargazing, so this block gives a nod to our special skies as well. We were deeply flattered and honored to have well-known TV personality, Georgia Bonesteel, put this block on her studio. This block can be seen on the Pensacola Trail.
	SneakersThe Sneakers block was designed for the Burnsville Gym and is a star made up of …, well, Sneakers. The line drawing of the block shows a perfect star in the middle, but when color is added, one of the shoes has to be in the background, so the star becomes imperfect. Can you find the shoe on top? This block is on the Burnsville Trail.
	Speck-TroutcularThis block was painted to show the Brook Trout, known by natives as the “Speckled Trout” found in the streams that come from Roan Mountain. The block is constructed of mostly triangles and can be made completely by piecing. This block can be seen on the Green Mountain Trail.
	StarfishThe Fish block is frequently requested, but since it is already taken, we have to get creative with the design so people can still have a fish block. In this version we added a star to the middle of the original traditional fish block, and behold, we had Starfish. You can see this block on the Lickskillet Trail.
	Streams & MountainsThis block gives a nod to the many streams and mountains in the area, with their many shades of greens and blues. It can be seen on the Celo Trail.
	SundialThis block breaks some of our design rules for obvious reasons. The math for the sundial was done by Bob Hampton. Martin Webster took the math and turned it into graphics for the quilt block. The radiating lines are 30 minute increments. The wavy line across the bottom that looks like mountains is actually the Equation of Time which you use to get accurate clock time off the sundial. The increments in the Equation of Time are 5 minutes. Rather than put the gnomon (the rod that casts the shadow) in the middle of the block, we raised it to near the top so it wouldn’t be a hazard, which allowed us to create the radiating rays and also left us with a blank spot at the top. After some brainstorming, Bob suggested we show where the stars were in the sky at the first dawn in Yancey County. So that is what we did. To learn more of the significance of all the graphics on the sundial, you can pick up a free brochure about it at the Yancey Common Times Journal office – the building that is home to the sundial. This block is on the Burnsville Trail.
	Toothbrush StarThis block resides on a dentist’s office and is a clever star made from toothbrushes. It can be seen on the Burnsville Trail.
	TwinkletoesWe always try to find a block that will help tell the story of the site where it hangs, but we couldn’t find any blocks about socks. The Burnsville Hosiery Mill has been making socks for decades and we wanted to tell their story. The design that Martin Webster came up with shows a star made out of socks which really tells the story. The Burnsville Hosiery Mill is the oldest manufacturing facility in town – a true star for the community. This is the only quilt block in our system that contains a painted gradient. You can see it on the Burnsville Trail.
	What Floats Your BoatLoafer’s Glory has long been sought out by tourists just because of its name. The Loafer’s Glory Rafting Company needed a special block to show off what they do. Using triangles and squares, Martin Webster again came up with the perfect block that tells a story and gave it a clever name. You can see this block on the Bakersville Trail.
	WintergreeneThere is a small mountain plant called Wintergreen that has two-tone green leaves and small white berries and is very aromatic when the leaves are crushed. Jane Greene wanted to use this plant as the design for her quilt block. She named the design Wintergreene. This block is on the Arbuckle Trail.
	Yankee MagnoliaThis block lives in Florida and was designed for a couple from different parts of the country. The husband was a Yankee, his wife was from the south. So we combined a block called Yankee Pride with a block called Magnolia Blossom and came up with Yankee Magnolia.