Texas Quilt Museum

Texas Quilt Museum The Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, TX is housed in two historic 1890s buildings showcasing quilts. The museum officially opened on November 13, 2011.
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The Texas Quilt Museum is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity. It is housed in two historic 1890s buildings, which provide a fine showcase for both antique and contemporary quilt art with their high ceilings, brick walls, and original hardwood floors. Home for the new museum is the picturesque Central Texas town of La Grange, located on the winding Colorado River between two major highways, making i

t within easy driving distance of the state’s major cities and airline hubs. History in the Making • • •

The Texas Quilt Museum was a dream and a goal for decades. As its founders brought thousands of great quilts to International Quilt Festival in Houston each year since 1974, they realized many people were unable to see them because they were on view a relatively short time. They wanted a place where even more people could discover and appreciate quilts as art in a setting that showcased them for longer periods. In La Grange, a small town in the rolling hills of Central Texas, they discovered a wonderful 19th century building that had lost its luster over time. Over two years, with the help of skilled artisans guided by an architect well-known for re-purposing historically significant buildings, that luster has been restored. During the process, an allied building was acquired, increasing exhibition space to more than 10,000 square feet in three galleries. Since then, it has received a Main Street award, was a finalist for the Texas Downtown Association's Presidents Award, and won the prestigious 2012 Preservation Texas award for transforming its two buildings in the city's historic district. It was also voted Best Museum in Fayette County. In Texas: International Reach • • •

And while the Texas Quilt Museum may be located in Texas, it’s a museum that features great quilt art, both traditional and contemporary, from all over the world...for visitors from all over the world.

08/31/2026

Our new exhibits open this Thursday, Sept. 3! They are:

Gallery I
Christmas in Texas
From the Quilts, Inc. Collection
Sponsored by: Quilts, Inc.

Gallery II
American Quilt Study Group Presents:
Quiltmakers and Designers 1945–1979
Partially Sponsored by: Reynolds & Associates, PLLC

Gallery III
To***co Silks Reimagined
By Greta Mikkelsen
Sponsored by: Mr. Frank Klein & the Lucille Gaebler Klein Fund

Here's a little preview video of the installation!

FREE GALLERY TALK TOMORROW! Plus...last chance to see our current exhibits!
08/28/2026

FREE GALLERY TALK TOMORROW! Plus...last chance to see our current exhibits!

"Marie's World" (89" x 89") by Teresa Duryea Wong and an unknown artist. See it in the current exhibit "Old Quilts Made ...
08/24/2026

"Marie's World" (89" x 89") by Teresa Duryea Wong and an unknown artist. See it in the current exhibit "Old Quilts Made New!"

Teresa says: "My grandmother Marie Freiburg Lennemann (my mother’s mom), was a nurse who married a doctor, Ernest 'Doc' Lennemann. Doc was a country doctor who routinely made house calls. During the 1930s through the 1950s, Doc delivered most every baby in Richardson County, Nebraska, including my father! After they retired, Doc and Marie loved to travel and always sent me postcards from exotic places, so this quilt became 'Marie’s World.'"

We are once again offering day trips from Houston to La Grange during Quilt Festival this year! Fun activities and a VIP...
08/17/2026

We are once again offering day trips from Houston to La Grange during Quilt Festival this year! Fun activities and a VIP tour! Details below.

FREE Gallery Talk! Sat., Aug. 29, 3 pm - "Quilts & the Rodeo!"
08/17/2026

FREE Gallery Talk! Sat., Aug. 29, 3 pm - "Quilts & the Rodeo!"

"Western Frontier" (40" x 47") by Liz Conrad Goedecke. See it in the current exhibit "My America...What It Means to Me!"...
08/13/2026

"Western Frontier" (40" x 47") by Liz Conrad Goedecke. See it in the current exhibit "My America...What It Means to Me!"

Liz says: "I grew up watching Western movies and television programs. My heroes were cowboys and cowgirls. Hollywood painted a very pretty picture of life on horseback. But as I grew up I realized that was a myth. The brave men and women who went West to seek a better life were full of grit and determination. America would not be America had the pioneers not conquered incredible obstacles to tame the West. Their hard work and resourcefulness paved the way for others to follow and build a better life west of the Mississippi. My quilt blocks represent the many facets of life on the frontier. No two are the same...similar to the diversity of the pioneers. They made America great one trail wagon wheel at a time. This is my tribute to them." '

"Red and Black for Smokey" (75" x 81") by Teresa Duryea Wong and an unknown artist. See it in the current exhibit "Old Q...
08/07/2026

"Red and Black for Smokey" (75" x 81") by Teresa Duryea Wong and an unknown artist. See it in the current exhibit "Old Quilts Made New!"

Teresa says: "This striking bold red and black top was possibly made in the 1930s in the Amish community. I felt this one demanded a strong quilting motif that did not detract from the colorful graphics. So I stitched within each patch to add texture in matching thread colors. The wool batting helps these dense stitches pop. I named this one after my childhood horse named Smokey, whose fur was solid black. We spent countless hours together during my pre-teen and teenage years and got to know each other better than some human relationships. I usually jumped on him ba****ck, in shorts, barefoot, and took off for an afternoon adventure (and of course we didn't wear sunscreen back in those days). I treasure my memories with Smokey and love thinking about him when I see this quilt!"

This quilt is "Grace's Pink Drunkard's Path" (67" x 80") by Teresa Duryea Wong and an unknown maker. See it in the curre...
07/22/2026

This quilt is "Grace's Pink Drunkard's Path" (67" x 80") by Teresa Duryea Wong and an unknown maker. See it in the current exhibit "Old Quilts Made New!"

Teresa says: "This top was a garage sale find my friend purchased for $5. When I held this top in my hands, I immediately saw an opportunity to create a brand new overall design over the existing patchwork. I marked off large sections of the quilt and went to work creating rich graphic motifs with black thread completely with free-motion stitching. Myrtle Grace Duryea Haushahn (1888–1961) was my grandfather’s sister. She was born on homesteaded land in Richardson County, Nebraska. Later, she went to work in her father’s general store in Nims City. After her husband, Archie Bacon, died, she moved to an apartment in Falls City, and later Kansas. She loved to sing and play the piano. The Drunkard’s Path block is a hilarious name for a quilt pattern. Researchers have written about how in the late 1800s, certain religious ladies did not like the scandalous name of this block, so they renamed it, and about a dozen new names arose."

Join us in La Grange this Saturday, July 18, at 3 pm for another FREE Gallery Talk & Demo! Sisters Nola Heidbreder (left...
07/16/2026

Join us in La Grange this Saturday, July 18, at 3 pm for another FREE Gallery Talk & Demo! Sisters Nola Heidbreder (left) and Linda Pietz will discuss their exhibit of U.S. Presidential rug portraits "Hooked on Presidents!" And see our other exhibits as well! Admission free beginning at 2 pm, Talk at 3 pm!

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140 W Colorado Street
La Grange, TX
78945

Opening Hours

Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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+19799683104

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