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Trees

LEFT: Tree of Life in Red Frames About 1950s, guessing from the prints picturing scruffy black cats, chil-
dren’s drawings on blackboards, umbrella over tables and chairs like at a French bistro, and white weath-
ervanes and mariner’s compasses on black. eBay purchase prior to 2011 from vendor French72 (Mark
French.) 66"x85" Fabric: Cotton. Batting: Medium weight. Backing: Cotton muslin. Edge: A tape applied ½"
to front and back and caught on both sides by hand, blue on the sides and pink on the ends. Piecing: By
machine. Quilting: By hand in straight lines in the sashes and along the baseline of the triangles in trees;
down the trunks of trees; and following the edges and up the middle of the patches around the tree trunks
and limbs. Condition: Excellent.

Figure 354: Tree of Life in Red Frames