Lone Stars, Volume I: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1836-1936

by Karoline Patterson Bresenhan

Book Overview

"The authors had been told by 'authorities' that finding really fine quilts in what had been a rough frontier area was quite unlikely. But page after page of visually stunning quilts prove with a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292746490
• ISBN13: 9780292746497
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

Delightful book

I cannot believe someone hasn't reviewed this book yet. It is wonderfully charming with beautiful, large color pictures of 63 quilts made in Texas between the years of 1836 and 1936. Accompanying each quilt is also a picture of the quiltmaker and a page about her life and quilt. The stories of the women are as interesting as their quilts. One story tells of a woman alone with her baby, hearing the Indians circling her log cabin. She spins all night to listen to the whistle of her spinning wheel so as not to be afraid. What wonderful foremothers we had, who left us a legacy of their courage and industry as well as their beautiful handiwork.