Quilt number:

617PWH

Owner:

The Pioneer Women's Hut

Location:

NSW Riverina

Maker:

Julia Jeffries

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

AUSTRALIA NSW

Date:

1881 - 1900

Description:

Machine constructed log cabin quilt using a wide variety of strips of used clothing including cottons, men's suiting and wools. Each square is about 250mm and arranged in the 'light and dark of the fire' variation of log cabin. There is no padding. The backing is brown twill with an orange pattern and is probably a replacement backing. 2180 x 1710mm

General Pattern:

Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random

Quilt History:

The quilt was made by Julia Jeffries at Ournie on the upper Murray c.1900. It was handed down in the family by maternal descent and donated to The Pioneer Women's Hut by Bessie Hillis of Tallangatta NSW. It is displayed in the museum occasionally.

Story of Quilt:

Julia Jeffries (1846-1919) lived with her husband Jabez at Ournie NSW. They had 11 children.

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