{"product_id":"lone-stars-iii-2","title":"Lone Stars III","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 \u003ccite\u003eLone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1836–1936\u003c\/cite\u003e and \u003ccite\u003eLone Stars II: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936–1986\u003c\/cite\u003e. Now in \u003ccite\u003eLone Stars III\u003c\/cite\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quilts in \u003ccite\u003eLone Stars III\u003c\/cite\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 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. \u003ccite\u003eLone Stars III\u003c\/cite\u003e is the perfect introduction to this world of creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Karoline Patterson Bresenhan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572749303990,"sku":"9780292718593","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/missing-cover_b0fcc667-cc36-4e13-bdb7-3752b5596a53.jpg?v=1746711837","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/lone-stars-iii-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}