Texas Quilts, Texas Women

Texas Quilts, Texas Women by Suzanne Yabsley. Published by Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX, 1984. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound in Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: VG in VG DJ. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. Back half of book water mark and warping outside edge, all pages separated and in very good condition. 99 Pgs. ISBN 089096212X. LCCN 84-40135. The author provides a sprightly and sometimes poignantly insightful overview of how Texas' particular social customs, cultural institutions, and historical development have shaped quiltmaking. Profiles of older Texas quilters and sketches of notable Texas women who have made quilts, including Jan Long, Sam Houston's wife, and Governor Miriam A Ferguson, personalize the story. She explores the social aspects of quiltmaking and traces the ways in which various cultural and racial influences have been applied to the creation of quilts in the state. Bringing the book into the present, she compares traditional quilting clubs with the most important contemporary focus of quiltmaking in Texas, the quilt guild. Illustrated with black & white and color photos of Texas quilts and quiltmakers. Description text copyright 2017 BooksForComfort. Item ID 32075.