The Fabric of South County
Story and photographs by Rani Birchfield
I
f you pass through Study Butte on
your way to Big Bend National
Park or Terlingua, you’ve no doubt
noticed a sign that says “Quilts Etc.”
outside a large-ish metal building.
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Perhaps you’ve wondered why there
was a quilt shop way out in the heat of
the Borderlands. If you pulled in, how-
ever, you’d be treated to the latest copy
of the Cenizo Journal and some Texas
Cenizo
First Quarter 2018
hospitality, along with a stunning array
of quilts in every color and size imagi-
nable.
Marquerite Chanslor is the owner
and lead quilter of Quilts Etc., in Study
Butte, TX. Along with her own hand-
made quilts, she sells for 24 others; 13
quilters as well as photographers,
artists, weavers and jewelers.
Something that started as a childish