Texas Monthly!!

Texas Monthly!!

Hats off to Karey Bresenhan and Nancy O'Bryant Puentes for some fabulous publicity for their new book, Lone Stars III:  A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1986-2011 in Texas Monthly.  The article is an eight page spread called, Common Threads, in the September issue.  I was a bit surprised to find that my quilt, Little Cities, was published as part of the article on the book, p. 151.  I am quite pleased, to say the least!  The article talks about the book and shows a preview of 10 quilts, so I am very happy to be included in this selection!!

I will say also that this is not my first time to be in Texas Monthly.  Only the first time, my name did not get in.  I only mention this because of the irony that connects the two stories.  In the Feb, 1992 issue, I was photographed taking part in a rockclimbing competition at Hueco Tanks Texas State Park.  I had skipped out of my day job with the excuse of "being sick", and spent the day driving the 12 hours to El Paso, TX with a friend.  The next day we got up early and climbed all day.  Neither of us placed very high in the competition, but we were both happy to be there climbing such exquisite rock and great company of the other climbers.  Fantastic party that night, and then a 12 hour drive home on Sunday.  What are the odds, that on the one day you skip out of work, your photo is published in a high profile magazine???  Either I wasn't recognized at work, or I was forgiven.  But the picture was great!!  Check out those crazy tights!

And how is this related to the first half of my story??  Well, I was fortunate enough to have 2 quilts chosen to be in Lone Stars III, the other is my quilt called, A Few of My Favorite Things, a quilt about my love for rockclimbing!