Wandering Star

"Wandering Star", by Leife Shallcross.
Published in "The End Has Come (The Apocalypse Triptych Book 3)", May 1, 2015.
Description, from Best SF: "The Wandering Star of the title refers dually to the comet due to land in Australia and wreak havoc, and the design of the hand-made quilt that is analysed throughout the story, from a distance some decades after the events. With each of the nine quadrants of the quilt made up of old clothes, those in the future try to ponder the story behind the quilt, and we get to see that story, as a young mother and her husband face the imminent catastrophe with the odds stacked against them."
Category:Best Short Story