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my mom had a
quilt like that

Ducks with Red Sashing Post 1943. Purchased at an antique show in Puyallup, WA prior to 2003. 56"x90"
Fabric: Cotton. Batting: Thin and low loft, so probably cotton. Backing: Cotton in gray-green with one
edge a 4½" wide tan strip and on the other edge a brown strip varying from 2" to 3½". Edge: Edges are
turned under and joined by hand. Piecing: By hand. Quilting: By hand in 2 stitches per inch in vertical
rows about ¾" apart. Condition: Excellent. Comment: The stitching is an important part of the look of this
quilt. Notice that the body of one duck is upside down, creating an unrecognizable animal. Made by a
Japanese-American woman named Fern Oseau who married an American and came to the US in 1943
(during WWII). She was in her 70s at the time I purchased it. It was sold for her by a family friend.

Figure 26: Ducks with Red Sashing