Community volunteers and resident hosts have built a barn quilt trail to celebrate the rich rural heritage of our city, Chattahoochee Hills, GA. We hope the Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail will inform -- and delight -- our friends, neighbors, and visitors.
Piecing together our heritage. One Barn Quilt at a Time
About the Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail Located just 30 minutes south of the world's busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, is a hidden gem of a small town called Chattahoochee Hills. Untouched by sprawl and mega development, this community made an intentional decision to preserve its rural heritage when it incorporated in 2007. Today, visitors come from all over metro Atlanta to enjoy a day in the country at our Serenbe Community, bicycle our 25-mile Scenic Byway -- the first in Georgia -- or explore the natural beauty of our parks and the Chattahoochee River. Most can't believe that there is such a beautiful country setting so close to Atlanta, and they wonder, "What's our story?" We invite you to tour our Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail and learn more about what makes our community so special. Each painted barn quilt is based on a traditional cloth quilt design, and each tells a story about our Chatt Hills heritage. To begin with, we introduce Kenny Smith and his family who have served the community for more than 100 years with their Smith Grocery Store. We honored Smith's Store with the first barn quilt on our trail. == For more photos and the hosts' heritage story, visit their Barn Quilt Page.
Celebrating our 55th Barn Quilt. The Makers Space
9285 Cedar Grove Rd (in Chatt Hills GA) Celebrating Placemaking. . . Down in Cedar Grove The Cedar Grove Community Center may look unassuming from the outside, but every Tuesday night this humble cinder-block building turns into a true rock star—lighting up with local country musicians who’ve been gathering here for more than 30 years. When the City of Chattahoochee Hills joined the Georgia Placemaking Collaborative, the committee had no hesitation in choosing this beloved spot to celebrate. For its first project, the team designed, created, and installed a new sign honoring the musicians and the many makers of art and community who give this place its heartbeat. The result is a double-sided barn quilt titled The Makers Place, featuring a vibrant star framed by Arts-and-Crafts icons—a colorful tribute to creativity, history, and the people who make Cedar Grove shine == For more photos and the heritage story, visit the Cedar Grove Community Center Barn Quilt Page. For a list of all the barn quilts and a printable trail map, visit Tour the Trail.
Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail . . .In the News Many thanks to Greystone Power EMC for their support in helping to install two barn quilts, and for featuring our photo in their state-wide "Georgia Magazine