Let's Pull Together, 31 x 32 inches, by O.V. Brantley, 2009. For sale at www.ovbrant.etsy.com.

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Let’s Pull Together, the quilt shown above, gets its name from the Australian center panel. The kangaroos appear to be trying to hold hands in a fun game of tug of war.