Oh, My Stars

Our family has recently moved to Floresville, Texas, returning to the house and land that once belonged to my husband's grandparents. Going through some family papers recently my husband found this certificate awarded to Lillian Creech by the Sutherland Springs Historical Museum on 20 February 1996, the year the museum was founded. This is a little unusual on two counts. I never knew that Lillie had any connection to the Sutherland Springs Historical Museum. I have recently become connected to the museum as a member of the board and as a volunteer cataloging the collections. Imagine my surprise at finding a family member connected to the beginning of the museum.  It is a small world. 

So I went to the museum to find out the rest of the story. I looked through the artifacts, but there were not quilts. Then a fellow board member, who was also working on the collection, came upon this article from the Sutherland Springs Times.

My husband's grandmother, Lillian Creech, had a hand in piecing and quilting this "Oh, My Stars" quilt, which was raffled to raise funds for the establishment of the Sutherland Springs Historical Museum. We contacted Gary Wilson to find out about the quilt. Sadly, the quilt, a beloved possession, was destroyed in a house fire. Does anyone know who else worked on the quilt?

 

Lillie loved to quilt, and often had friends over for a quilting bee. In this photo she and some neighbors are working on a wild rose appliqué quilt. Who are these busy bees?

She also participated in the Centennial Celebration of Floresville in 1960 by sewing an old fashioned dress and wearing it to the festivities.

 Does anyone recognize the other women in the photograph? Lillie is in the center. 

 

In this photo Lillie is standing with her husband Irvin Creech, a rural mail carrier in Falls City for over forty years. Check out my husband's blog, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night...," for an interesting story about Irvin and some baby chicks.