Summary:

From frontier times in the Republic of Texas until today, Texans have
been making gorgeous quilts. Karoline Patterson Bresenhan and Nancy
O'Bryant Puentes documented the first 150 years of the state's rich
heritage of quilt art in Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts,
1836-1936 and Lone Stars II: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986. Now
in Lone Stars III, they bring the Texas quilt story into the
twenty-first century, presenting two hundred traditional and art
quilts that represent "the best of the best" quilts created since
1986.The quilts in Lone Stars III display the explosion of creativity
that has transformed quilting over the last quarter century. Some of
the quilts tell stories, create landscapes, record events, and
memorialize people. Others present abstract designs that celebrate
form and color. Their makers have embraced machine quilting, as well
as hand sewing, and they often embellish their quilts with buttons,
beads, lace, ribbon, and even more exotic items. Each quilt is
pictured in its entirely, and some entries also include photographs
of quilt details. The accompanying text describes the quilt's
creation, its maker, and its physical details.With 16.3 million
American quilters who spend $3.6 billion annually on their pastime,
the quilting community has truly become a force to reckon with both
artistically and socially. Lone Stars III is the perfect introduction
to this world of creativity.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 746.4609764074 -- Textile arts

Book Details:

Physical Description: 8.2"x11.8"x1.3"; 3.5 lb; 400 pages
Edition Info: Paperback; 2011-09-15

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