About The Washington Quilt Trail
The Washington Trail is located throughout Washington Parish, the northeast corner of our five parish region. Drive through the quaint cities of Franklinton and Bogalusa as well as the rolling countryside.
Homage to the People
Home & Garden Club of Franklinton
Washington Parish Fairgrounds
100 Main St., Franklinton, LA 4’X4’
Artist: Polly Carter, Franklinton
The images honor the people of Washington Parish and those who settled the Florida Parishes: Medicine Shield (Native Americans), Thistle Flower (Scots), Cape Primrose (African Americans) and the Shamrock (Irish). The border is a Celtic chain, and the center’s pink rose is a symbol for the club itself.
Education: Past, Present, Future
Washington Parish School Board
800 Main Street, Franklinton, LA
Sponsored by the Winbury Club
Chief Designer: Janice Branch
Artistic Team: Dennis Fowler, Madonna Fowler, Sally Foy and Mary Wood
Images derived from the fact that the majority of the Winbury Club members have been school teachers or have been involved in the field of education.
Saluting Our Veterans
Town of Franklinton 4’X4’
301 11th Avenue, Franklinton,La
Artist: Mary Beverly
Painters: Mary Beverly & Sandra Miller
A quilt displayed in Franklinton Town Hall honors the veterans of the community and has been signed by many of them. Created by local quilters, this quilt was the inspiration for the pattern of this painted block.
Louisiana State Bird
Alford Residence 30”X30”
36188 Hwy. 38, Mt. Hermon,LA
Artist: Jerry Alford, owner
Jerry has always been fascinated with pelicans so the official state bird, accompanied by a magnolia, seemed the logical choice for her quilt square. This quilt block is Jerry’s first painting in all of her 91 years.
Bogue Chitto Homemakers
Owner: Bogue Chitto Homemakers 3'X3'
LOCATION: 36009 Hwy. 38. On the front of Rawl's Pharmacy in "downtown" Mt. Hermon on the corner of Hwy. 38 & 438
Designer: Joan Simmons, Mt. Hermon, LA
Painters: Sharon Klerk, Dudley Magee and Joan Simmons.
The Homemakers created this design because of their location near the Bogue Chitto River, nestled in the piney woods. The club is involved in continuing education, family values, homemaking skills and the church.
Preparation of The Altar
City of Bogalusa’s Italian Culture 4'X4'
Corner of Hwy. 10 and Hwy. 21, Bogalusa, LA
Funded by Jazz & Heritage Foundation
Artist: Kim Zabbia, Ponchatoula, Painted by: Mandy Liner
Immigrants who settled in Bogalusa in 1905 carried on their Sicilian tradition of honoring St. Joseph: 12 fish for 12 apostles, braided bread, candles, lucky fava beans, wine, pignolattis. Magnolia Leaves hung on the fence outside of an altar to welcome. Floor and pine branch represent the early sawmill that employed the immigrants.
Company Houses
Pioneer Museum, Cassidy Park 3'X3'
LOCATION: 625 Willis Avenue, Bogalusa, LA
ARTISTS: Designed by Judy C. Pritchard
Painted by Lynda Willems
Bogalusa was a “company town.” Great Southern Lumber Co. harvested the long leaf pine and built the city. This quilt design includes examples of the four types of company houses that were built for the workers.
The Native American
Native American Museum
LOCATION: 625 Willis Ave., Cassidy Park, Bogalusa, LA
ARTIST: Judy C. Pritchard, Bogalusa, LA
The circle of life includes the four directions giving growth, inspiration, health, wind and rain. The rays represent happiness, growth and the power of man as he lives in harmony with nature. The hand represents man himself.
Scenic Rural 9 Patch
Washington Parish Tourism Commission 4'X4'
LOCATION: 1950 Washington St. (corner of Hwy. 10E and John Wood Road), Franklinton, LA
ARTIST: Kathi Mayor, Bogalusa, LA
Images represent the parish's offerings: birding, hunting, fishing, biking, tall pine trees, forestry, farming, patriotism, Mile Branch Settlement and Museums of Cassidy Park, dairy, watermelons and blueberries. The border symbolizes the multiple Trails in the parish.
Spool (Lost in Fire)
JACKIE'S FABRICS 4'X4'
LOCATION: 1318 Greenlaw Avenue, Franklinton, LA
ARTIST: Jackie Smith, Franklinton, LA
Very fitting for a fabric shop to have a spool of thread pattern for its quilt block. The spool of thread goes hand-in-hand with a yard of fabric. One cannot quilt without a yard of fabric.
UNFORTUNATELY, the shop, Jackie's Fabrics, burned to the ground including their quilt block. Jackie, with her ever-persevering nature, is determined to rebuild the shop and reconstruct her block. You can write to her at the address above.
House Block
HOMEMAKERS BUILDING 4'X4'
LOCATION: Washington Parish Fair Grounds, 100 Main St., Franklinton
PARISH: Washington
DESIGNED & PAINTED by Jackie Smith, Franklinton
This building on the fairgrounds is the showplace for parish homemakers to showcase their quilting, sewing and canning talent during the Washington Parish Fair in October.
Log Cabin
MILE BRANCH SETTLEMENT 3'X3'
LOCATION: Washington Parish Fair Grounds, 100 Main St., Franklinton
PARISH: Washington
DESIGNED & PAINTED by Jackie Smith, Franklinton
The pioneer settlement was established in the fairgrounds in 1976 as a tribute to the pioneering spirit of Washington Parish residents. Each house in the settlement is a log cabin.
Beverly Watermelons
BEVERLY RESIDENCE 4'X4'
LOCATION: 220 Main St., Franklinton
PARISH: Washington
DESIGNED & PAINTED BY Owner
This block is the quilt pattern for Louisiana which also contains images of watermelons, an important crop for Washington Parish.
Sunburst
VARNADO STORE MUSEUM/WAMF 4'X4'
LOCATION: 936 Pearl St., Franklinton
PARISH: Washington
DESIGNED & PAINTED by Carlis Hart, Sandi Miller and Terry Seal
This block is a pattern of a quilt in the museum’s collection that is over 100 years old. The quilt itself, donated by Maudine S. Knight, is on view inside the museum. The Varnado Store Museum was established in 1996.