We’re excited to be one of many stops alongside the Bonham Quilt Hop from July 29 to 30 of this yr. For the primary time on the Rayburn Home, we’ll show 5 quilts from the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Web site assortment.
The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed on March 2, 1836, at Washington-on-the-Brazos. That historic website contains the Star of the Republic Museum, Independence Corridor and Barrington Plantation. Though the quilts we’ll show will not be from the Texas Independence period, they’re quilts from the Washington, Texas, space that date from the Eighteen Nineties to the Nineteen Sixties. These quilts can be displayed all through the primary flooring of the Sam Rayburn Home, and guests can tour the quilt show areas without cost throughout the Quilt Hop weekend.
We will even have a brand new exercise for these visiting the Rayburn Home – Quiltzee! A number of different locations round Bonham will even have quilts on show, so this occasion is a good time to discover not solely the home of Sam Rayburn, but in addition the city he known as residence.
The 5 quilts we may have characteristic a spread of patterns and colours. The oldest-dated quilt reveals a vibrant patchwork of proper triangles creating an odd mixture of a bow tie and Outdated Tippecanoe sample. One of many extra colourful quilts features a sunburst or rising solar sample with cotton batting. Pops of purple brighten the Carolina Lily quilt that includes appliqué stems. Nearly all of the quilts make the most of cotton supplies, and some had been handstitched, with about eight stitches per inch of material. Whether or not you realize and love the artwork of quilting, wish to respect the work of craftspeople or need to get an concept for the world of quilting, the Bonham Quilt Hop is the place for you!
Through the Quilt Hop, we’ll solely have excursions of the first-floor quilt show areas of the house, and these excursions may be taken at any level from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 29 and July 30.
All guests are welcome to remain awhile and discover our grounds together with Sam Rayburn’s 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood, our vibrant backyard, chickens, turkeys and a barn filled with surprises.
Margo McCutcheon is an educator on the Sam Rayburn Home State Historic Web site, 890 SH 56 west of Bonham.
