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.
Legacy of a Thousand Stitches
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 spider's web for good luck, to avoiding bad luck with giving away your first quilt, the lessons for do's and don'ts are numerous and sometimes quite complex. But how does a quilt get the reputation of being under a spell? One such quilt at the Museum of Texas Tech University seems to be a bit of a wanderer.
Linda Fisher’s Creativity
Learn about the artistry of Linda Fisher, a prolific quilter who takes advantage of "found" vintage quilt blocks to make her quilts.
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.
Mathematical Star Quilt
The Museum of Texas Tech University is celebrating the promised gift of 450 quilts from quilt historian Lisa Erlandson with an exhibition featuring 40 of her quilts, on display now through August 17, 2025. One of the quilts Mrs. Erlandson has already donated to the museum is the beautiful 1845 Mathematical Star Quilt.
Mexican Rose Quilt
This Mexican Rose Quilt, referred to by the family as the Tulip and Vine, was donated to the Museum of Texas Tech University in 1953. It was gifted to the museum's founding director, Dr. William Curry Holden, by his mother, Grace Eleanor Davis Holden (1870-1951). Two years after her passing, he donated it to the museum.
Mid-19th Century Quilt
Military Themed Mountain Mist Batting Wrapper Patterns