Quilt number:

311BE

Owner:

Beverley Edmonds

Location:

QLD South West

Maker:

Agnes Emma Vonhoff

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

AUSTRALIA QLD

Date:

1941 - 1970

Description:

Patchwork quilt made from Suffolk Puffs in bright and pastel colours in cottons. Patches are a mixture of dark and light prints, including gingham, floral and geometrics, set in groups of 4 patches. No lining or backing. Hand sewn, the patches are joined with fine crochet cotton. 2140 x 1380mm

General Pattern:

Patchwork, Suffolk Puff

Quilt History:

Made by Agnes Emma Vonhoff (born Schultz) in Toowoomba (Queensland), about the 1950s. Agnes was born 1897 in Goombungle, Queensland, and died 1976 in Toowoomba Queensland. The quilt was left to her son Gordon Vonhoff and on his death came to his daughter Beverley Edmonds, the owner.

Story of Quilt:

The fabrics for the quilt were collected in the 1930s and 1940s, and the quilt was made about the 1950s.