"Star" variation

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
1978
Cotton and polyester
83 x 83 inches
Collection of
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Description

Leola Pettway put in some time at the Freedom Quilting Bee, and this "Star" is from those years. "I love to make a 'Star,'" she says simply. But appearances are deceiving in this quilt: what looks quite regular at first reveals numerous variations on closer inspection. The borders and corners are handled differently all around, as is the banding around the "Star's" points.