The quilt on the left is a Broken Star Variation. As Escher knew so well, there's no such thing as plain geometry. However it's possible to take this too far (ok, I don't really mean that!) Here are some amazing mathematical quilts by Diana Venters and Elaine Ellison, who have written a book, Mathematical Quilts: No Sewing Required.Well, now it's time for me to quilt while I'm ahead. (I'll let you know how it turns out...)
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