Betty Atkins
Wills Point
Van Zandt County Atkins noted that her quilt block, "Texas Wine - A Rising Star," depicts the Texas wine industry coming on strong while co-existing with the state's cattle and oil industries. |  |
Lori Beatty
Burleson
Johnson / Tarrant County With old-fashioned "yo-yos" for grapes and leaves traced from a live Texas grapevine, Beatty's quilt block, titled "The Gift of Texas Wine," uses modern and vintage sewing and quilting techniques to spotlight the growth of the Texas wine industry. |  |
Nancy Bowlin
Snyder, TX
Scurry County Bowlin's quilt block design resulted from a combination of the "Toast a Rising Star" slogan and the GO TEXAN bandana's bottle design, using stars on the corks rising out of the bottles as a play on the slogan and name for the block. |  |
Kay Brieden
Uvalde, TX
Uvalde County Recognizing the Lone Star as a symbol of Texas, Brieden was inspired by the fact that birding has also become associated with our state and that Texas wine grapes will soon be a symbol of this great part of the country. |  |
Kathy Earley
Teague, TX
Freestone County Earley's inspiration for her quilt block came from the colors of the Texas flag. Grapes represent the many vineyards, grape stomps and wine celebrations. A barrel represents the annual wine production of Texas, and pictured glasses are symbolic of toasting the efforts of winemakers throughout our great state. |  |
Kerry Fisher
Fredericksburg, TX
Gillespie County Fisher noted that since the overwhelming majority of Texas wine is consumed by Texans, she liked the idea of depicting the personality of Texas with a boot. Also, grapes and vines adorn her quilt block, celebrating the many gorgeous wine vineyards of Texas. |  |
Melba Goode
Damon, TX
Brazoria County Goode's quilt block portrays a visit to a Texas winery and the essentials of a wine tasting: glasses, bottle of wine, fruit and cheese. |  |
Carla Hamm
Argyle, TX
Denton County Originally designed by her 79-year-old father, Hamm's quilt block depicts the Texas wine industry by featuring a couple enjoying the view of a Texas vineyard and a glass of Texas wine at the end of the day. |  |
Deanna Hasten
Cumby, TX
Hopkins County Hasten's quilt block displays various Texas wine country regions as beads designating each of the Texas wineries listed in the Texas wine brochure. Additionally, leather grapes depicting the 220 family-owned vineyards celebrate the Texas grape-growing industry. |  |
Jerri Hendrix
Leona, TX
Leon County Having grown up and gone to high school in Santa Fe, Hendrix fashioned the wine bottle on her quilt block to recognize Haak Vineyards in Galveston County. |  |
Rhonda Lawton
Oakwood, TX
Leon County Inspired by her love of great Texas wines and her interest in silhouettes, Lawton's quilt block includes a corkscrew representing the ritual of opening a bottle and savoring a Texas wine with good friends and good conversation. |  |
Katherine Leever
Pampa, TX
Gray County Representing the transformation from Texas grapes to Texas wine, Leever's quilt block combines the Lone Star flag with a glass of award-winning Texas wine. |  |
Sara Lopez
San Antonio, TX
Bexar County Lopez's quilt block depicts the idea that a successful dining event, meal or party is always enhanced by the magnificent taste, flavor and aroma of a Texas wine. |  |
Dianna McGregor
Pickton, TX
Hopkins County Local vineyard and winery LouViney was the inspiration for McGregor's quilt block design. Using labels from the winery, McGregor used the materials to honor the winemakers and the Texas wine industry. |  |
Linda Metsger
Granbury, TX
Hood County Metsger's quilt block depicts the many lush vineyards across Texas and the process of winemaking, from abundant vine to barrel to flavorful vintage. |  |
Wilma Moss
Sulphur Springs, TX
Hopkins County Moss' quilt block was inspired by the great taste of a glass of Texas wine. From the rich bounty of the soil to the perfect grape-growing climate to the superb sip of an award-winning Texas vintage, the Texas wine industry is truly a rising star. |  |
Tana Mueller
Crowley, TX
Tarrant County Mueller's quilt block was inspired by a tour of Live Oak Winery. Diligent care and dedication from grape growing to hand labeling are only some of the characteristics depicted on the block that illustrate the success of this award-winning winery. |  |
Debra Pittsinger
Oak Point, TX
Denton County Pittsinger's original quilt block design depicts the origins of wine - the grapevine. Her three-dimensional grapes and leaves surround a gold Lone Star and beadwork enhances the grape leaves. |  |
Marilyn Janda Roskey
Austin, TX
Travis County Set against the backdrop of the Texas Lone Star, Roskey's quilt block, complete with glasses, grapes, grape leaves and a bottle, portrays the rising star that is the Texas wine industry. |  |
Diana Shenberger
Denton, TX
Denton County Noting the excellent grape-growing conditions in Texas, Shenberger's quilt block depicts the landscape of prime wine country. Set against a background of grass, vineyards and trees, friends and family enjoy a delicious glass of Texas wine. |  |
Linda Walden
Dayton, TX
Liberty County Walden's quilt block depicts the view from a window, looking past a fence and rose bush, and out to a vineyard with grapes on the vine. |  |
Elaine Wall
San Antonio, TX
Bexar County Wall's quilt block was inspired by Lupe, a yellow labrador retriever that lives at the Singing Water Vineyards in Comfort. Lupe is depicted on the block in the center of the state, surrounded by glasses and grapes. |  |
Faith Younse
Allen, TX
Collin County Younse's quilt block portrays the characteristics of our award-winning wineries from growing conditions to vineyards to the perfect bottle of Texas wine. |  |
Carmen Zuniga
Sugar Land, TX
Fort Bend County Zuniga's quilt block was inspired by wine competitions and the medals and awards that Texas winemakers are receiving for their hard work and dedication. |  |
