More than 200 quilters in and around Denton, Texas. National speakers; workshops; retreats; outreach. Friends, old and new.

    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.

    • Little Dragonfly’s Quilt

      Little Dragonfly is making a quilt for Mother’s birthday. But what color should it be? As Little Dragonfly flits across the Alaska tundra, Hummingbird, Butterfly, and Tundra Swan offer their suggestions for a quilt the color of Alaska’s… …read more

    • Luka’s Quilt

      Written and illustrated by Georgia Guback. Luka and her grandmother Tutu are best friends until Luka shows her disappointment at the traditional Hawaiian quilt that Tutu makes for her. Tutu is hurt, Luka is upset, and things just… …read more

    • Mooshka: A Quilt Story

      Karla loves Mooshka, a quilt composed of scraps of fabric from many members of Karla’s family. But Mooshka is more than a quilt – it can talk, comforting Karla at bedtime. Each square or schnitz, tells her stories… …read more

    • Mother Earth and her Children

      The incredibly intricate and vivid illustrations in this book are details of a modern quilt inspired by Sibylle von Olfers’ classic storybook Mother Earth and Her Children. This vibrant new translation, in turn inspired by the quilt, explores the changing of the seasons and delicately touches upon the… …read more

    • Mrs. Noah’s Patchwork Quilt

      Life on the Ark was dull, so Mrs Noah passed the time by making a patchwork record of all the animals on board. Illustrations are photos of sections of an actual handmade quilt, while an attached folder holds… …read more

    • Oma’s Quilt

      The time has come for Emily’s grandmother to move. But it’s hard to leave her house on Maple Street, filled as it is with a lifetime of cherished memories. At the retirement home, Oma complains about everything, from… …read more