What is the Alabama Barn Quilt Trail? The Alabama Barn Quilt Trail is an agricultural tourism project designed to promote travel & community pride by encouraging the public to explore our roads, farms, businesses and historic towns. Barn Quilts are part of what has become known as “The American Quilt Trail Movement” featuring colorful quilt squares painted on barns & buildings throughout North America. It is one of the fastest-growing grassroots public art movements in the United States. Tourists come to discover the quilt squares on thousands of barns & buildings scattered along driving trails throughout the nation.

This public art project assists applicants wishing to be a part of the Alabama Barn Quilt Trail with erecting traditional barn quilt patterns hand painted and mounted on barns and buildings throughout Alabama. The Alabama Barn Quilt Trail is promoted through our website, social media and other forms of media and is enthusiastically supported by Community organizations including Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Alabama Farmers Federation, and others.

The Benefits to our community and its small businesses include:

  • Providing an economic benefit from tourism for businesses and farms on the Quilt Trail
  • Promoting preservation of our historic barns.
  • Honoring the agricultural roots of the state of Alabama
  • Creating public art and paying tribute to the uniquely American history of beautiful quilts

Quilt Pattern

Which Way North

Located in Virgilina, this waypoint along the Quilt Trail is part of Halifax, Virginia County, within the Southside Virginia region. This trailstop is a member of the Discover Halifax VA trail.

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Which Way North is displayed on a red stable and is made with two pieces, so the stable loft doors are still operational. The pattern was chosen by the owner as it is her favorite quilt pattern.
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1088 Gills Mountain Road
Virgilina, Virginia


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36.55693 °N, -78.762735 °W

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Drunkards Path

Located in Clover, this trail stop along the Quilt Trail is part of Halifax, Virginia County, within the Southside Virginia region. This trailstop is a member of the Discover Halifax VA trail.

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Home to six individual Barn Quilt pieces, Hunting Creek Vineyards is a must see stop along the trail.  A place where you can sit back enjoy a glass of wine and view the Trail pieces.  The owner selected her pieces based on the Freedom Trail/Underground Railroad. Each piece tells a story or provides direction.

Crossroads - Is a very personal piece for the owner.  It signifies reaching a point where a person's life will change, so one must be willing to go on.

Wagon Wheel - Load the wagon or prepare to board the wagon to being the escape.

Drunkard's Path - Create a zig-zag path, do not walk in a straight line to avoid pursuers in the area.

Bowtie - Time to form a relationship with someone that can help.  Or put on a disguise or change of clothes.

Shoo-fly -A liason, a friendly guide who is nearby and can help.

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1945 Addie Williams Trail
Clover, Virginia

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36.933004 °N, -78.784627 °W

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Bright Night Star and Summer Star

Located in Virgilina, this waypoint along the Quilt Trail is part of Halifax, Virginia County, within the Southside Virginia region. This trailstop is a member of the Discover Halifax VA trail.

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Affixed to a tobacco packing house on a 200-acre family farm, Bright Night Star greets passersby with its vibrant yellow colors. Summer Star is displayed on a corn crib on the property. This pattern was selected by the owner's children - fifth-generation of family to live on the 100-year old farm.
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2151 Bowen Road
Virgilina, Virginia


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36.603208 °N, -78.760041 °W

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Twin Star with Pecan Leaf

Located in Vernon Hill, this waypoint along the Quilt Trail is part of Halifax, Virginia County, within the Southside Virginia region. This trailstop is a member of the Discover Halifax VA trail.

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The owners--a cabinet maker and an artist--built and painted the barn square to pay homage to their farm -- Pecan Hill. The basic design of the barn quilt is called Twin Star with a pecan leaf added to the center. The property is home to many pecan trees. 
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1025 High Rock Trail
Vernon Hill, Virginia


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36.780973 °N, -79.09677 °W

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