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Joseph’s Coat, Mennonite Age unknown. All comparables in Phyllis Hader’s Main Street Pocket Guide to
Quilts, date from the late 1800s to 1920s. eBay purchase 2014. 83½"x94" Fabric: Cotton. Batting: Light.
Backing: Cotton, pink. Edge: The back is brought to the front ¼" and caught by hand. Piecing: By machine.
Quilting: By hand, 8 stitches to the inch, in a different pattern in each stripe. Patterns include chains, dia-
monds, triangles, semi-circles and zig-zags in parallel lines an inch apart. Condition: Very good; excellent
except for a 2" patch of fading in one dark green. Comment: Highly collectible for Mennonite source and
for pattern.

Figure 43: Joseph’s Coat, Mennonite