Quilt number:

81RB

Owner:

Rosemary Blake

Location:

ACT

Maker:

Edith Perrott

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

AUSTRALIA NSW

Date:

1941 - 1970

Description:

Single bed quilt made from sugar bags stitched together covered with a ticking type fabric. This inner layer is then covered with muslin, dyed yellow. It is similar in construction to 80RB but much lighter as the sugar bags are lighter than the heavy jute potato bags. 1520 x 990 mm

General Pattern:

Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Domestic Wagga

Quilt History:

This small quilt was made by Edith Perrott of Tumbarumba in 1945 for her small grand-daughter Rosemary. Rosemary Blake (Perrott) is still the owner. It is similar in construction to the other quilt made by Edith Perrott. It is still used occasionally.

Story of Quilt:

Edith Perrott, born Bartholomew, (1879 -1970) of Tumbarumba NSW made this child's quilt for her grand-daughter Rosemary in 1945. She had previously made a larger quilt with a bag centre when her son Glen and Peggy were married in 1943.

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