Texas Quilt Museum

The Texas Quilt Museum was open  on the Monday before the quilt show. We were the only ones there and we spent several hours gazing at these lovelies! 

About the exhibit:

Princess Feathers and Feathered Stars is partially sponsored by the Lucille Gaebler Klein Fund, and will feature 45 incredible quilts drawn from the International Quilt Festival Collection, as well as the private collections from Museum co-founders Karey Bresenhan and Nancy O’Bryant in Galleries I and II.

“Quilters have long associated feathers with the 19th and 20th centuries,” says Museum Curator Vicki Mangum.  

“The earliest use of the Princess Feather design was found on a quilt dated 1818. Feathered Star quilts began appearing in the 19th century as well. Both are intricately pieced and time consuming for the busy quilter. Modern sewing methods and machines, make quick work of these two cherished designs.” 

I highly recommend a visit before January 4th, 2025.

These are incredible and stunning, but not perfect! Embrace the humble!

Quilting directly over the applique. 

This was hanging behind quilts for sale and this one was for sale! So unique. 

Perfectly imperfect!

A close up of the one on the wall for sale.

Laurie bought it!

I asked her to choose her favorite from the exhibit.  This was hers.

This was mine. 

Lori, Laurie and Laurie. 

The ladies at the museum were terrific!

Close ups later at the hotel- coin for size comparison. 

I hope you were inspired by these amazing quilts!

For those who inquired about my least favorite museum, the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY was correct. I like seeing more antique quilts. The quilts that were on display were very pretty- I certainly can appreciate them, just not my favorite.

Lets have an amazing week!

 

Courthouses and Quilt Shops!

Thank you Texans for an amazing week! People were so friendly and kind and I tell ya', that goes a long way in my book!

We arrived late because of a delayed flight so our drive to Victoria  was quick- no stopping along the way. (It was also Sunday morning and with the amount of churches we saw I believe that is where folks were!)  We wanted to be able to get together with our friends when Debbie's hubby wasn't working and when we had a window of decent weather for fishing. I shared a few of those photos last week. 

We were able to take our time back to Dallas so we enjoyed a few small town stops on the way. 

 Beautiful LaGrange courthouse. 

 Giddings courthouse.

 Hallettsville courthouse.

Caldwell County courthouse. 

If you guys saw my courthouse you'd know why I love these! We just rebuilt and they tore the old one down. Rip it out, tear it down seems to be our town leaders motto!

 Brewery in Shiner. (in business since 1904- yes! Open during prohibition!) It was a little early for beer...

 Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Painted Church in Shiner. (that's a mouthful!)

I found Sasquatch at a coffee shop in Shiner! There was a young lady in there who went to college with my son and his girlfriend in Oregon! I took a photo of us together and text it to them! Small world, right?

Had delicious barbecue at Blacks in Lockhart. 

The first quilt shop I stopped at was Holly Dee Quilts in Luling. I didn't get any photos but they were so sweet! I needed a little backing for my wool appliqued heart, so after I found one, they ironed it and cut it to size for me! Debbie had taken me to this shop last spring. 

 This shop was called Simple Sewing Solutions in Lockhart. The woman does alterations as well. I could tell I was going to be here awhile so I sent hubby on his way around the block to window shop. They may not be the fastest but the woman was very sweet. She gave me a discount when I told her I was posting/ tagging the shop to my Humble Quilts group. I found a terrific red floral that I will be using as my border fabric for the Spencer Museum quilt. (photo below) If you look closely you can see a man in the back. I assume it is the husband of the owner- he was enjoying a tv show!

Gerlines Quilt Shop in Giddings TX is still in google and her signs are all over the highway. She now only does longarming but was very sweet and told me that she also hosts a group once a week that quilts a lot for charity. 

 Look at this unassuming little house in Giddings, TX!

Surprise! its a quilt shop!

Chock full of lovely fabric!

Lovely reproductions too!

 This is what it looks like when you enter the front. Again, the folks were super sweet and friendly!

And we found one more in Rosebud.  They had a really cute space with a coffee shop next door. 

Those few stops yielded a bit of fabric. Space in my suitcase was sparse.

We'd been looking for longhorns all along our route and finally found some! They came over to the fence to see me!! Someone had mentioned she was a bit thin, and she was, but she was also caring for a baby. Did you know longhorns can be male or female?

Thanks for coming along my little trip to Texas! It was so fun to see more of the area.

Make it a great week!