This Grape Basket quilt square design will soon be appearing on the Tasting Rooms at Fabbioli Cellars The Ladies’ Art Company pattern business sold this design as Grape Basket beginning in the late 19th century; similar patterns date back to the time of the Civil War. A 19th century Grape Basket quilt The Grape Basket quilt square now hangs on the outside of the tasting room at Fabbioli Cellars.

 

Ruby Short McKim published the pattern in One Hundred and One Patchwork Patterns in 1931. Ruby McKim's Grape Basket pattern

 

Loudoun County is known as DC’s Wine Country®. Willowcroft Farm Vineyards established the original Loudoun winery in 1981, and Loudoun’s fertile soil and temperate climate proved fruitful for other winemakers who followed. Pick up a “Loudoun Wine Trail” guide and visit a vineyard or stop to taste some wine as you travel along the Barn Quilt Trail. Loudoun has become a major wine producing region over the past three decades