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    Storybook Quilts

    Our Storybooks and Quilts To Go program brings reading to life—one quilt at a time! The Denton Quilt Guild has gathered a special collection of over 70 children’s books with quilt-related themes, each paired with a handcrafted quilt made by our talented members. As new books are added, guild volunteers design and sew matching quilts to keep the collection growing.

    During the school year, the books and quilts travel to local schools and libraries, where teachers and librarians use them to spark imagination and learning. In the summer, they’re available to museums, libraries, and children’s groups across the community.

    This heartwarming project is proudly supported in part by the Greater Denton Arts Council, the Arts Guild of Denton, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

    Want to check one out or schedule a visit? Contact our Storybooks Coordinator at DQGStorybooks@gmail.com.

    For the complete index of all Storybooks in the collection is CLICK HERE. Browse by title and age range. Or click a book cover below to learn even more about each title.

    • The Nesting Quilt

      Written and illustrated by Cathryn FalwellMaya is a going to be a big sister! Family and friends are getting ready for the new baby. Nana says they are nesting, just like the birds they love to watch. But… …read more

    • The Patchwork Path

      ow that Hannah’s papa has decided to make the run for freedom, her patchwork quilt is not just a precious memento of Mama — it’s a series of hidden clues that will guide them along the Underground Railroad… …read more

    • The Patchwork Quilt

      Twenty years ago Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of those… …read more

    • The Piñata Quilt

      Young Albert is ready for his birthday party, except that his aunt has to help him make a piñata. It turns out that Albert’s piñata is so hard to break, it almost ruins his party. Instructional Spanish, recipe,… …read more

    • The Promise Quilt

      Addie’s father promised that she would learn to read and write her name. But when he doesn’t return from the Civil War, it seems as if Addie’s dreams might be lost with him. The war has been hard… …read more

    • The Quilt

      A small African-American girl is overjoyed with the new patchwork quilt her parents have made. As she sleeps, it comes alive, turning into a fantastical dreamscape she must enter in order to find her beloved stuffed dog. Ages… …read more