Lone Stars III

Karoline Patterson Bresenhan and Nancy O'Bryant Puentes are cousins and fifth-generation Texas quilters. Bresenhan is the founder and president and Puentes is executive vice president of Quilts, Inc., which produces International Quilt Festival, the largest U.S. quilt event, and International Quilt Market, the world's only trade show for the quilting industry. They are also cofounders of several nonprofit organizations, including the new Texas Quilt Museum, the International Quilt Association, and the Alliance for American Quilts, as well as quilt guilds in Austin and Houston.

Acknowledgments
A Quarter Century of Change
Searching for Texas Quilts in the Digital Age
Texas Quilts: Bridging the Millennium
The Quilts

Captain Tom, A Tall Texan
Reflections at Sunset
Spiral Progression
Pulse Star
Princess Feather and Rose of Sharon
Expectations #4: Mixed Emotions
6 x 6 Comes Up Roses
I See the Moon
King of Hearts
Walking on Shaky Ground: Head Series IV
Elizabethan Woods
Storm Warning
Enchanted Garden
Legacy
Botanica
Contour of My Heart (Joe's Quilt)
My Stars! It's a Baltimore!!
Les Amis (Friends)
Once Upon a Time
In God We Trust
Seasons in Silhouette
Texas Triumph
Piece & Quiet
The Pheasant
Germination
Penelope's Garden
Summer Flowers
Academic Laurels
Rosehurst
Companions
Mumbo Jumbo III
Hot Pink Bird's Nest
Rod 'n' Reel
The Dream
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Crewel Whirl
Variations on Jacobean
Joy Ride
Simple Gifts
Guiding Light
Hannah's Garden
Reminiscence
Forest Fire Spirits
The Right One for Me
Feathered Rose
The Rising Sun
Untitled
Floral Phantasma
Friendship Wreath Album
Shirley Was Right!
Cherry Basket
Pineapple Stretch
Baltimore Cutwork Applique
#132
Everything's Coming up Roses
Sphere
Mama Said
There's a Dandelion in Our Garden
Affinity
Midnight on the Oasis
The Supper
Gaillardia
Quilt Works #2339
Carmen's Veranda
Open Season
Power of Houston
Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrushes
Magic Carpet
Twylite Zone (Storm at Sea)
#141
On the Fourth Day
Moonglow Madness
Tobacco Leaf + Tulip
Resolute
Sitting on the Rock on the Bay
Spirit of America
Ladies in Red
Flora
Suburban Sprawl
Canning Peaches
Vase of Roses
Blossoms in the BA
Tailspin
Blind Man's Fancy
Coastline
Sun Ponies
Blue Light Special
Windswept
The Barrel Racer
Everyday Best
The Quilter
In Texas You Gotta Play Football
Indy
Tree of Life
Hot Flashes
Memorial Mosaic (a la Moda)
The Forest and the Trees
Fugue XI
Loada Moda Scraps
Lone Star Blues
Spring Splendor
Autumn Splendor
My Monet
Time to Sew!
America's Flowers
Midnight Garden
All Things Bright & Beautiful
Rose
Pineapple Paintball
November
The Fantasy Quilt
Girlie Swirlies (aka Cosmic Curves)
Rainbow Refraction
Lapis Vessels
Hummingbird
White Orchids
Never Again New York Beauty
Jon's Big Adventure
Lake Reflections
Grannie
Gerbera
Stars All Around
Nightcruise on the River Thames
A San Antonio Fiesta
Firewheels
Little Cities
In the Beginning
Koi Under the Willow I
Little Boy Blue
Happy Trails
Stars in a Garden
Jewels on the Vine
Libellula Saturata, Flame Skimmer
Opposites Attract
Texas Sunflower
Geese and Feathers in the Garden
Lily
UFO Complete
Red Spirals
Little Red Spot
I Sing the Flower Eclectic
The Christmas Card Quilt
Now
Dragonflies at Sunset
Houston . . . I Think We Have a Quilter
The Winner's Circle
One Fine Day
Staying Connected
Mission: Impossible?
Ladies of the Sea
Reclamation: Retro
Beyond the Horizon
Tree Talk
Exiting Eden with Eve Firing Up the Pickup
Circle the Date
Triple Four Patch
Old Alton Bridge
Just Sing . . . Sing a Song
Oh My Gosh!
Cubist's Edge
Group Conversations
Texas Hay Rake
Borders All Around
Hospital Rising
Chocolate & Cherries
Life's a Beach
Rios
Thinking INside the Box: Tumbling Logs
Among the Ancestors
Broken Star
Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Road
Tribute to Jane
Breakfast in the Garden (Flowers of the Field Series)
Wyoming Prairie Winters
Iguana
John Lennon—Requiem
Starr Light
Headwaters
Oh, For Henna's Sake
Buttercream
Starry Night
Clam Session
Big on Texas
Coneflower
A Few of My Favorite Things
Curiosity
My Friends Made Me Do It (aka Starlight Garden)
A Secret Garden Discovered
Three's Company
Last Chance, Last Dance
The Right Time
Think Green
Circular Momentum
Gold Rush
Visions of Fairytales Danced in My Head
Sentinel in the Gulf
Façade
Texas DNA
Fireworks in the Midnight Sky
Ripple Effect


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