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ANTIQUE GEOMETRIC QUILT DESIGNS ALASKA
< INDEX Quilt Notes: ALASKA (Variation) is illustrated in Rhoda Ochser Goldberg's QUILTING AND PATCHWORK DICTIONARY, 1988. According to Barbara Brackman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PIECED QUILT PATTERNS, it first appeared in a periodical called HEARTH AND HOME, published in Augusta, Maine, from 1885 until the 1930's. The largest state in the Union, Alaska is home to the majestic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which extends 19,049,236 acres. The ALASKA quilt design illustrated here imitates the pristine beauty and striking colors of the Arctic wilderness).