Quilt number:

87KW

Owner:

Kathy Walker

Location:

QLD South West

Maker:

Grandma Plant

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

AUSTRALIA QLD

Date:

1921 - 1940

Description:

Wholecloth functional quilt. Cretonne type material both sides. Centre is a blanket with sheeting or cotton fabric sewn to both sides i.e. between the blanket and cretonne. It is machine stitched. There are gaps in one side through which the layers are visible. 1677 x 1423 mm

General Pattern:

Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket

Quilt History:

The maker was the owner's maternal grandmother-in-law, known as 'Grandma Plant'. The quilt was made at Geham, north of Toowoomba, in the 1930s and is still used now, especially in winter.

Story of Quilt:

No other information but owner writes "The concept of a Wagga blanket has been adopted by family members in recent years to recycle blankets." [KW]

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