Emma's Cat (#288) triangles makes it a very special

makes it a very special piece of American folk art

with leaves in all four corners

The original can be seen in the book American Hooked and Sewn Rugs by Joel and Kate Kopp

surrounded by a sawtooth border with circles set in the outside triangles

The elephant version is available on request

Emma's Cat (#288) triangles makes it a very specialThis block, from the Reconciliation Quilt, shows a cat sitting in a chair, with a parrot perched on its back and birds on its arms, with leaves in all four corners. The original Reconciliation Quilt, by Lucinda Ward Honstain, dated Nov. 18th 1867 is one of the most extraordinary pictorial album quilts known. It depicts events and life of the Union after the Civil War. Photo: International Quilt Museum; Accession Number: 2001. 11. 0001