{"id":535,"date":"2023-06-06T11:47:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T11:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/?page_id=535"},"modified":"2023-06-06T11:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T11:50:02","slug":"custom-design-quilt-blocks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/custom-design-quilt-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Quilt Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These are the blocks already taken as part of the Quilt Trails of WNC Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do not allow duplicate quilt blocks. You can order your custom quilt from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quilt blocks marked by a *star* below are custom designed; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Custom-Designed Quilt Blocks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quilt Blocks<\/th>Block Story<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\"'65<\/td>’65 ‘Vette<\/strong>The ’65 ‘Vette block was designed for Burnsville Chevrolet. The owner\u2019s favorite car was the ’65 Corvette. There are two cars in the design \u2013 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"A<\/td>A Bridge to Learning<\/strong>Bridge 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Amazing<\/td>Amazing Education Puzzle<\/strong>Destiny 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Apple <\/td>Apple Tree Hill<\/strong>This 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 appliqu\u00e9d onto the background. The owner of the block was a quilter, so we knew she could handle the appliqu\u00e9, 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 appliqu\u00e9d. We don\u2019t 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Arbuckle<\/td>Arbuckle Coffee Pot<\/strong>This 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 \u201cArbuckle\u201d because he drank so much Arbuckle Coffee. You can buy Arbuckle coffee by the cup at Mary Jane\u2019s 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Blue<\/td>Blue Ridge Apple Tree<\/strong>This block was designed to look like an apple tree. There are actually two of these blocks hanging on the site \u2013 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Books<\/td>Books & Coffee Cups<\/strong>This block shows two coffee cups and two open books (looking down on the books from the top \u2013 with the covers at 90 degree angle and the pages flared open). This clever block tells the story of the site where it hangs \u2013 a coffee shop\/book store in Little Switzerland. It is a \u201cpieceable\u201d block of medium difficulty for a beginning quilter. You can see this block on the Celo Trail.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Brush<\/td>Brush Arbor Meeting<\/strong>Brush 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Burnsville<\/td>Burnsville Bobcat<\/strong>This 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\u2019s head show addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It is painted in the school\u2019s colors of teal and purple. You can see it on the Arbuckle Trail.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Cat<\/td>Cat Tracks and Snail Trails<\/strong>This 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Circuit<\/td> Circuit Board<\/strong>The 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Coathanger<\/td>Coat Hanger Star<\/strong>The 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\u2019s Christian faith. The block was designed for Woody\u2019s Quality Cleaners – a dry cleaning establishment. You can see this block on the Burnsville Trail. <\/td><\/tr>
\"Doctor<\/td>Doctor on Call<\/strong>This 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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Double<\/td>Double Vision<\/strong>This 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Down<\/td>Down by the River<\/strong>The 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\u2019t 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Dozer\"<\/td>Dozer<\/strong>This 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 \u2013 it has to do with symmetry.) You can see this block on the Lickskillet Trail.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Farmer's<\/td>Farmer\u2019s Wife Star<\/strong>The Farmer\u2019s Wife block has been requested numerous times, but sadly, there is only one Farmer\u2019s Wife block. So we added a start to the original Farmer\u2019s Wife block and created a unique block which we called Farmer\u2019s Wife Star. The original Farmer\u2019s Wife block is on the Green Mountain Trail, as is this block<\/td><\/tr>
\"Farmer's<\/td>Fish<\/strong>While 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.<\/td><\/tr>

\"Fishskillet\"<\/td>		Fish Skillet<\/strong>Sometimes 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: \u201cMurphy 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Georgia <\/td>Georgia Dawg<\/strong>The 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\u2019t 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Golf <\/td>Golf Ball Boogie<\/strong>You 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Kubota<\/td>Kubota Tractor<\/strong>Here is another tractor block made of triangles and squares. The block was to honor the woman\u2019s husband who had a \u201clove affair\u201d 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"What<\/td>Leaves in the Spokes<\/strong>Combining references to bicycles and leaves, this block also references a quilt block on the home of the owners\u2019 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\u2019s Solstice Cycles bike shop. You can see the block on the Burnsville Trail.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Life's<\/td>Life’s Path<\/strong>Requested 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Little<\/td>Little Poplar Schoolhouse<\/strong>Over 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\u2019s campus. Daniel Patrella offered up a logo design using the letter \u201cM\u201d 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 \u201cm\u201d 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Maple<\/td>Maple Leaf Star<\/strong>The 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"McIntosh<\/td>McIntosh Daughter<\/strong>This block hangs on Jill\u2019s 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\u2019t allow duplicates in our trail system, we took that original McIntosh star block (which is painted in the colors of the McIntosh Tartan \u2013 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Molar <\/td>Molar Star<\/strong>The 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Mortar <\/td>Mortar & Pestle<\/strong>Another 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Broken <\/td>Mountain Banjo<\/strong>Well 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 \u2013 so if you play the banjo\u2026<\/td><\/tr>
\"Mountain <\/td>Mountain Saddlebags<\/strong>Mountain Saddlebags tells the story of the Circuit Rider – there is a Bible in the middle of the block.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Open <\/td>Open Door<\/strong>The Open Door block hangs on a bank in Clyde which was the only bank to remain open during the depression.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Pick <\/td>Pick and Shovel<\/strong>The 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\u2019s 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Potter's<\/td>Potter\u2019s Knot<\/strong>This 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Radio <\/td>Radio Windmill Star<\/strong>The 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Raspberries <\/td>Raspberries & Cream<\/strong>Mary Jane\u2019s 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Rising<\/td>Rising Moon Over Magic Mountains<\/strong>This block is a takeoff of Moon Over the Mountain \u2013 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Sneakers\" <\/td>Sneakers<\/strong>The Sneakers block was designed for the Burnsville Gym and is a star made up of \u2026, 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Speck <\/td>Speck-Troutcular<\/strong>This block was painted to show the Brook Trout, known by natives as the \u201cSpeckled Trout\u201d 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Starfish\" <\/td>Starfish<\/strong>The 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Streams <\/td>Streams & Mountains<\/strong>This 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Sundial\" <\/td>Sundial<\/strong>This 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\u2019t 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 \u2013 the building that is home to the sundial. This block is on the Burnsville Trail.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Toothbrush <\/td>Toothbrush Star<\/strong>This block resides on a dentist\u2019s office and is a clever star made from toothbrushes. It can be seen on the Burnsville Trail.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Twinkletoes\" <\/td>Twinkletoes<\/strong>We always try to find a block that will help tell the story of the site where it hangs, but we couldn\u2019t 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 \u2013 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"What <\/td>What Floats Your Boat<\/strong>Loafer\u2019s Glory has long been sought out by tourists just because of its name. The Loafer\u2019s 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Wintergreene\" <\/td>Wintergreene<\/strong>There 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.<\/td><\/tr>
\"Yankee <\/td>Yankee Magnolia<\/strong>This 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.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":539,"href":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535\/revisions\/539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quilttrailswnc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}