" ... and the colors of the patchwork quilt were bright as the circus banners of old time."
says Ray Bradbury in "Dandelion Wine" (1957) ,
it's such a lovely book and what a nice sentence this is!
The name of this pattern in quilt and cushion is "Lone Star", it "is likely one of the most recognizable quilt patterns to Americans. It is also one of the oldest patterns, ..." says Kimberly Wulfert in her article "The Lone Star Quilt Design Through Time", which you can find here:
http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_pattern_history/mornstar.htm
http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_pattern_history/mornstar.htm
