Lone Stars: 1936-1986
Title | Lone Stars: 1936-1986 PDF eBook |
Author | Karey Bresenhan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Quilts |
ISBN | 9780292746497 |
Lone Stars--v. 11 A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986
Title | Lone Stars--v. 11 A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986 PDF eBook |
Author | Karoline Patterson -Lone Stars v.11 Bresenhan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Lone Stars: 1936-1986
Title | Lone Stars: 1936-1986 PDF eBook |
Author | Karoline Patterson Bresenhan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Quilts |
ISBN |
Lone Stars
Title | Lone Stars PDF eBook |
Author | Karoline Patterson Bresenhan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Quilts |
ISBN |
Lone Stars III
Title | Lone Stars III PDF eBook |
Author | Karoline Patterson Bresenhan |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2012-01-29 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0292718594 |
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.
Lone Stars III
Title | Lone Stars III PDF eBook |
Author | Karey Bresenhan |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2011-09-15 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0292729405 |
This volume, which covers 1986-2011, completes the landmark documentation of 175 years of Texas quilt history that the authors began in Lone Stars I and II.
Lone Stars
Title | Lone Stars PDF eBook |
Author | Karoline Patterson Bresenhan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 1990-06-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780292746589 |
Time on their hands may have motivated some of the quiltmakers whose works are featured here, but Lone Stars Volume II reveals that artistry, love of beauty, and keen design and sewing skills characterize the quilts made in Texas since the 1936 Centennial. Beginning where Volume 1: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1836-1936 left off, Volume II presents 81 quilts that illustrate the finest work done by modern Texas quilters, using designs that range from traditional to abstract and experimental.Each quilt receives detailed attention in glowing color photographs and an informative text. The authors describe the quilt' physical characteristics-size, fabrics, pattern, method of quilting, quality of workmanship, and overall design concept. They also offer stories and photos of the quiltmaker and her family and the circumstances under which the quilt was made, when known.In their introduction, the authors provide a historical overview of quiltmaking in Texas and discuss how quilts have come to be perceived as works of art, rather than mere decorative crafts. This documentation and the on-going Texas Quilt Search that they direct underline Bresenhan and Puentes' commitment to preserving and encouraging this art. Through these efforts, they hope to encourage young Texans to "appreciate the beauty of quilts, value the inspiration, commitment and hard work it takes to produce them, and feel a sense of kinship with all of the creative women who have ensured that quilting does not become a lost art."