2 blocks from my antique princess or prince's feather quilt with oak reel center and basket borders. Starley antique quilt collection.
*History lesson - the alternate feathers were originally green and a strong Christmas green. But the dye was a two step (yellow and blue). Or perhaps the maker used one of the new synthetic dyes that turned out to be unreliable, unstable, and fugitive!
“Common Buckeye”
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“Common Buckeye”
16" x 12.75"
© Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025
I took the photo on which this piece was based at a local garden center
last summer.
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14 hours ago
The thought of appliqueing all those feathers just boggles my mind!
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So simple and yet so complicated at the same time!
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