Star and Crescent (and The Colonial Quilt Book)
from The Chester County Criswell Quilt
Today's block from Mother's Quilt is Star and Crescent.
This block adds to the mystery, "Who is Mother?" Virginia Watson is a member of a family unrelated to Lizzy Shoup, and there are five blocks belonging to this family on the quilt.
This Star and Crescent was made by Velma Shoup, so although the women on the quilt are unrelated they certainly like to share their patterns.
The pattern for Star and Crescent isn't in the usual newspapers.* The following comes from The Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer. Don't you just love the border crosses?
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