Quilt number:

396GD

Owner:

Greg Davies

Location:

NSW Sydney

Maker:

Unknown

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

USA

Date:

1941 - 1970

Description:

Patchwork quilt, log cabin with central patch plus 2 logs. Many different materials from 1950s and 1960s. Machine pieced. The padding is a woollen blanket and the backing is a flannelette sheet. The quilt is tied with yellow cotton at each corner. 2170 x 1880mm

General Pattern:

Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random

Quilt History:

The owner inherited this quilt from a relative in San Francisco who came to Australia in 1998

Story of Quilt:

Unknown apart from the fact that the relative who brought the quilt to Australia had been in New Orleans and it is thought the quilt may have come from there.