- 1. Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University
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- Dr. Marian Ann J. Montgomery, Ph.D., Curator of Clothing and Textiles at the Museum of Texas Tech University shares images of vintage quilts from their collection and tells their fascinating stories.
- Created on 16 July 2020
- 2. Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- ... Montgomery, Ph.D. (Curator of Clothing and Textiles at the Museum of Texas Tech University) was invited to speak on quilts, led to a short chat post-meeting, followed by a more in-depth conversation over ...
- Created on 14 December 2020
- 3. Snowflakes and Crochet on Quilts
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- The falling snow in January reminded Dr. Montgomery of the snowflake-like look of crocheted doilies in an acquisition of the Museum of Texas Tech University.
- Created on 16 January 2021
- 4. Dallas Quilter Collector
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- Although you may consider yourself primarily a quilter, sometimes you will find that you have museum-worthy quilts that can be donated to a museum. One such quilter is Pam Joiner of the Dallas, Texas area ...
- Created on 14 December 2020
- 5. Seven Sisters Quilts
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- The Seven Sisters quilt pattern, with its tricky inset seams is a popular, but difficult, pattern to piece. The Museum of Texas Tech University is fortunate to have two wonderful examples of this challenging ...
- Created on 10 December 2020
- 6. Feed Sack Quilts
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- Today the collection of feed sack materials at the Museum of Texas Tech University numbers over 6,000 items and is likely the largest collection of these materials in public hands.
- Created on 09 December 2020
- 7. Legacy of a Thousand Stitches
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- Superstitions around sewing and quilts have circulated for generations. From avoiding quilts with thirteen blocks, beginning a quilt on a Friday (you will never live to see it finished), stitching in a ...
- Created on 09 December 2020
- 8. Red, White, and Blue Quilts
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- The colors of red, white and blue dominate everyone's summertime festivities so we thought it might be nice to look at two 19th century red, white and blue quilts in the collection of the The Museum of ...
- Created on 02 December 2020
- 9. Major Feed Sack Exhibition
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- There was an exhibit at the Museum of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas featuring a wide sampling of the almost 6,000 objects from the Museum’s printed cotton research collection entitled “Cotton ...
- Created on 02 December 2020
- 10. Feed Sack Quilt from Dallas Area
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- Sometimes a lovely donation comes into the Museum with little or no information as to its original maker or occasion for the piece, as the quilt was purchased at an estate sale or auction. One of these ...
- Created on 02 December 2020
- 11. Football Hero's Quil
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- A Fan pieced block pattern quilt came into the collection of the Museum of Texas Tech University in 2015. The donor found it at an estate sale in Lubbock and noticed that it bore the name “Leete Jackson.” ...
- Created on 02 December 2020
- 12. Little Women Appliqué Quilt
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- The Museum of Texas Tech University has two lovely quilts made by Ruth N. Miller Hake (Mrs. William) of York Haven, Pennsylvania. One features features appliquéd scenes from the novel, Little Women.
- Created on 28 November 2020
- 13. Plainview, Texas Signature Quilt
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- A donation to the Museum of Texas Tech University of a Butterfly signature quilt from Plainview, Texas came as a result of a quilt documentation day. Due to the COVID-19 virus (2020), graduate students ...
- Created on 17 November 2020
- 14. Early Needlework Tools Exhibition
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- Learn about Sumptuous Stitches and Tiny Treasures, an exhibit at the Museum of Texas Tech University.
- Created on 17 November 2020
- 15. Mystery Quilt with Texas Motifs Seeks Original Maker
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- The Museum of Texas Tech University acquired a quilt with Texas Motifs and are now going about trying to discover more of its history.
- Created on 05 October 2020
- 16. The Green of the Times
- (Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University)
- Learn about Apple Green, the "hot" color of the 1930s. The quilts featured here in the collections of the Museum of Texas Tech University document that color. ...
- Created on 05 October 2020