Morning Star Quilts: A Presentation of the Work and Lives of Northern Plains Indian Women Paperback – January 1, 1996 by Florence Pulford
 
MORNING STAR QUILTS : by Florence Pulford :
A PRESENTATION OF THE WORK AND LIVES OF MORTHERN PLAINS INDIAN WOMEN~
"The Northern Plains Indians; Montana and the Dakotas. The sighting of the morning star heralds the new beginning, a new day."
"These Native American women were excellent seamstresses long before the arrival of white people. When the missionaries came in thee 1800's with their needles and calico-printed fabrics, quilting became an exciting new art medium for the Indian women. The calico materials were bright and pleasing to the women's eyes. Here they could experiment with different textures and colors. They were not given an abundance of fabrics. Therefore, they diligently used cast-off clothing and dyed flour sacks."
 
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