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               Gone Fishin’ The pattern and the prints are 1930s. From Auburn, WA in 1998. 66½"x78" Fabric: Cotton.
               Batting: Thin cotton. Backing: Cotton. Edge: Backing is brought to the front ¾" and topstitched by ma-
               chine. Piecing: By machine. Quilting: By machine in a grid. Condition: Good. The back shows a handful of
               age freckles. Comment: Looks like fish to me; Hall and Kressinger call it "Slashed star" in The Romance of
               the Patchwork Quilt (1935, 1938). The pattern is "Gone Fishin’" in the Encyclopedia of Classic Quilt Patterns
               (2001.)
                                                                                  Figure 351: Gone Fishin’
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