Excerpted from SHOTA AND THE STAR QUILT by Margaret Bateson-Hill, also the author of Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain and Masha and the Firebird. Text copyright c 1998 by Margaret Bateson-Hill.

A large eight-pointed star in the center of a quilt top is sometimes called a "lone star quilt," but many Native Americans simply refer to it as a "star quilt." Other names for the popular pattern ...

What happened to quilts? Industrialization rendered their production time inefficient; the heterogenization of the work force left women, the chief producers of the coverings, with little time or ...

Giving a morning star quilt is one of the highest honors in her tribe's tradition. Through her greeting cards, she hopes to carve a place for Native-designed greeting cards while shedding a light ...

But no matter what it is, to give a star quilt is to show the utmost respect, honor, and admiration to a person. If you were to buy a star quilt they range in price from $250 to $500 dollars.

Star patterns are popular quilting designs and this mid-19th century example uses a variety of fabrics with both printed and woven designs. Location Currently not on view Credit Line Gift of The ...

In fact, at that moment, Nyberg was inside the George R. Brown Convention Center attending the International Quilt Festival, the largest annual quilt show in the world.But the stars she was seeing ...