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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 Rag Coat

      Before Minna can go to school, she needs a winter coat. The Quilting Mothers offer to make her a coat from scraps of quilting cloth, and Minna carefully chooses the pieces that have the best stories behind them.… …read more

    • The Secret to Freedom

      In the days before the Civil War, a young enslaved girl and her older brother help slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad quilt code. Ages 7-10 …read more

    • The Tale of Alice’s Quilt

      When a young girl discovers a stack of appliqued quilt blocks from the past, a thread to another time and place opens up for her to explore. Her desire to piece together the blocks she found leads her… …read more

    • The Tamale Quilt

      Story is in English with some phrases marked in bold. Under those phrases is the Spanish translation. At the end of the book is the pattern for the quilt. Ages 4-8 …read more

    • The Tortilla Quilt

      Maria and her best friend Sarah learn to quilt with Maria’s grandmother and give her the very first quilt they make. Instructional Spanish, recipe, and quilt patterns included. All Ages …read more

    • The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather’s Story

      Written by Anthony D. Fredericks and illustrated by Tammy YeeAn enormous tsunami wave strikes Hilo, Hawai’i, on April 1, 1946, causing death and destruction. Even those islanders who are fortunate to have survived find their lives forever altered.… …read more