The Macon County Quilt Trail Welcomes You

The Macon County Quilt Trail, headquartered in Franklin, NC is an extension of the Western North Carolina Quilt Trails project. What is the quilt trail? The Quilt Trails project got its start in Ohio when Donna Sue Groves put a quilt block on her barn honoring her mother. From that simple act, the project has grown to cover 24 states and more than 2,000 quilt blocks.

The initiative began in Western North Carolina in 2006 in Madison and Ashe counties when Handmade in America made a grant to them to get the project started. Over 100 quilt blocks are hosted in those two counties alone.

Macon County is the newest addition to the Western North Carolina Quilt Trails and the first in far western NC to undertake the project. The Macon County Quilt Trail was started by seed money from the Franklin Tourism Development Authority and the Franklin Tourism Development Committee.

As you travel the countryside around Macon County you'll find more than 20 quilt squares waiting to be discovered on homes, barns, and businesses.

You can join in this endeavor by getting your own quilt block. We’ll help you find just the right block to tell your story whether it is about a person, place or other historical event. Call 828-349-8912 or for more information on the Macon County Quilt Trail project, pricing or to download an application click here.

Macon County Quilt Trail Board of Directors

President - Deb Heatherly
Vice President - Linda Harbuck
Secretary - Joan Crowers
Treasurer- Gerri Lee Bunn
Paint Captain - Anna Orlow
Photography & Block Certification - Anna & Paul Orlow
Histories - Deb Heatherly, Paul Orlow, Anna Orlow, Joan Crowers and individual block owners.
Publicity - Linda Schlott
Other Board Members - Nancilee Dills, Beth Moberg, and
Emily McBride

Macon County Quilt Trail Paint Team

Anna Orlow, Beth Moberg, Emily McBride, Paul Orlow, Deb Heatherly, and other volunteers