If you ever find yourself in LaGrange, Texas, a visit to the
Quilt Museum is definitely worthy of a stop.
Located about an hour’s drive southeast of Austin, the current exhibit
through September is a collection of quilts by one of my favorite quilt
designers, Sue Garman. I had the privilege of meeting Sue and
attending one of her workshops a few years ago. Bob
generously took me on a road trip Friday and it was a wonderful day.
The museum does not allow visitors to take photographs, but
the staff will take one picture of each visitor in front of any quilt they choose. Some of my favorites were hung from the
ceiling and I couldn’t get close to them, but I finally chose this one.
Sadly, Sue died in January, 2017. Information about her life and work can be
seen at this link on The Quilt Show site. If you click on the
Smilebox link at the bottom of the page, you can see pictures of her studio
beginning with slide #14.
Her quilts can be seen at the Come Quilt site.
As a side note: LaGrange’s other claim to fame was the Chicken Ranch which ceased operations in 1973 and is now in ruins. It was the inspiration for the musical “Best Little Whore House in Texas.”
Today I am very grateful for having had the opportunity to
see this lovely quilt collection in person.
