Located in the shadow of the Southern Appalachians, Washington County has a unique blend of attractions: history, scenery, mild climate summer and winter, low taxes and quality services. Our people are descended from pioneers like Daniel Boone, David Crockett, Andrew Jackson, John Sevier, and from the Cherokee who were here first, as well as from African-Americans who founded some of the first free black churches in the South.
Johnson City, TN
The bright Sunflower quilt pattern shines down over Win-Crest Angus Farm. ![]()
Johnson City, TN
Wheel of Fortune is one of the patterns displayed on the barn at Win-Crest Angus Farm. ![]()

Jonesborough, TN
Come smell the strawberries and see the Ohio Rose pattern at Thompson farm. ![]()
Watauga, TN
Just across the road from the barn is the historic St. John Mill. You will find a rich harvest of local honey, molasses, apple butter and handmade soap. Other offerings include handmade quilts, blankets, birdhouses, ![]()
Johnson City, TN
The Conklin Community, situated on the north side of the Nolachucky River, was one the homes of John Sevier, 1745-1815. Sevier was a noted Indian fighter, land owner, Washington County clerk, governor of the State ![]()
Johnson City, TN
Isabell Krouse Sherfey, grandmother of the current owner, made the all-cotton quilt from which this unknown pattern is copied. Isabell made the quilt at her homeplace, probably with the help of her three sisters, all ![]()
Jonesborough, TN
See the Wheelock Barn, named Lone Star Farm after its addition of the Lone Star quilt block. ![]()
Johnson City, TN
The quilt square displayed on the barn at Knob View Farm actually contains two patterns: “Star of LeMoyne” set inside “Swallows in the Window.” Star of Lemoyne was named after the founder of New Orleans, ![]()
Johnson City, TN
Knob Creek Museum houses many artifacts of the Sherfey and Krouse families, as well as those of community contributors. ![]()
Johnson City, TN
A quilt handed down in the Hunt family is the model for the Carpenter’s Star pattern on the quilt square hanging on the circa-1900 barn. Believed to have been made by the great-grandmother of ![]()
Johnson City, TN
The Basket of Chips quilt block is copied from a quilt pieced by Frances Leona Crumley, mother of the current owner of Homestead Farm (formerly Lone Pine Farm). Born in 1909, Mrs. Crumley pieced ![]()
Jonesborough, TN
The 'Lone Star' quilt square was painted by the Art Class at Crocket High in Washington County. ![]()
Jonesborough, TN
Grandmother's Flower Garden is one of the most popular quilt designs and can be seen at Crumley Farm in scenic Jonesborough. ![]()
Gray, TN
The Crouch Barn 'Rose of Sharon' Block was painted by the Daniel Boone High School Art Department as a class project. ![]()
Sulphur Springs, TN
LeMoyne Star hangs on the Bacon barn. An early quilt pattern dating back to the early 1800s, it is also known as the Eight Point Star or Puritan Star. Precision and ![]()
Gray, TN
The very appropriate County Fair quilt pattern can be seen at the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray, TN. ![]()