Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University
Quilt Stories from the Museum of Texas Tech University
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.
Little Women Appliqué Quilt
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.
Lubbock District Quilt Mystery Solved
A TQS member solved the mystery of the Lubbock Quilt District quilt.
Major Feed Sack Exhibition
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 and Thrift: Feed Sacks and the Fabric of American Households".
Martha’s Vineyard – Time to Think about the Harvest
This is the time of year that the harvest begins to come in. In far West Texas our landscape turns white as the cotton balls form among cotton fields as far as the eye can see. In other parts of the country grapes are harvested as this beautiful quilt reminds us. The Martha’s Vineyard pattern appeared on the batting wrapper for the Mountain Mist company beginning in 1931.
Military Themed Mountain Mist Batting Wrapper Patterns
Mountain Mist Pattern Quilt Sisters
Curators seldom have the space to open and view two quilts side by side in order to study and evaluate, let alone see them displayed next to each other on a gallery wall.
Mountain Mist: Clever Marketing to Beautiful Treasures
Currently on exhibit at the Museum of Texas Tech University is Mountain Mist: Clever Marketing to Beautiful Treasures which runs through January 15, 2023.
Movies Represented in Fabric
Licensing of Disney products around their movies began in 1929 when Mickey Mouse was first featured on a children’s writing tablet. It is thought that the merchandizing around the Disney movies kept the studio afloat during the Great Depression (1929-1939).
When Alice in Wonderland opened on July 28, 1951, Disney entered into an agreement with the Percy Kent Company to place their images on feed sack bags.
Mystery Quilt with Texas Motifs Seeks Original Maker
The Museum of Texas Tech University acquired a quilt with Texas Motifs and are now going about trying to discover more of its history.
New York Beauty Variations on a Mountain Mist Batting Wrapper Pattern
Mountain Mist began printing quilt patterns on the inside of batting wrappers in 1929 to increase sales. By 1930 Mountain Mist began including what they called Pattern X for New York Beauty on their batting wrappers. In addition to the usual patterns and instructions, the batting wrappers also suggested quilting designs and the color combinations for the quilt. Learn about how different quilts were made from the same pattern.