Wikipedia:WikiProject Appalachia/logo

Shape

The "quilt star" is a common symbol throughout Appalachia. It is used as the centerpiece of the region's iconic barn quilts and as a barnstar. Throughout post-European Appalachian history, countless family quilts have used the quilt star as their primary feature. Symbols that function simultaneously as both a simple logo and a marking with a deeper meaning are few and far between, but the quilt star is just that. It is fundamentally Appalachian and unquestionably a major piece of the region as a whole.

Colors

The colors for the WikiProject Appalachia quilt star are taken from the flag of Appalachia devised by the Appalachian Flag Initiative in a years-long process finalized in 2023.

• The greens represent the endless expanse of dense forest that blankets the region and the rural nature of the area.
• The blues represent the hues of navy shown only when the sun sets behind a horizon of rolling peaks.
• The yellow and gold represent the morning sun of the region and the rising sun of its inhabitants.

Politics

This star, its meaning, and its colors are carefully chosen to represent the people and the land as well as possible. The features of this star do not represent any ethnicity, subgroup, political belief, or economic state. It only showcases the beauty, unity, shared history, and shared future of all Appalachians.