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181 to 190 of 343 quilts

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[ 572CJ ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element, Greek
Owner: Chris Jones  -  Country/Place Created: GREECE -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Aphrodite Moulieris (married name) was Chris Jones' grandmother. She was a Greek woman who lived in Turkey, but when there was conflict between the Greeks and Turks, the family moved back to Greece, to Athens. Chris' parents (Chris'..."

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[ 578AK ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element, Greek
Owner: Aliki Kretsis  -  Country/Place Created: GREECE, Island of Lesvos -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Aliki Kretsis and Her Paploma Aliki Kretsis was born in 1915 on the Greek island of Lesvos (more commonly known as Mytilini), in the village of Aghia Paraskevi. In keeping with Greek tradition, a 'paploma' (quilt) was an essential..."

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[ 579MR ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Mileva Robev  -  Country/Place Created: FYR MACEDONIA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Mileva's Quilt In keeping with tradition Mileva's mother Velika, ordered this quilt from the local quiltmaker in the city of Bitola, in southern Macedonia (part of the former Yugoslav Republic). The quilt was part of Mileva's..."

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[ 585EM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Evelyn McAlister  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Peg McAlister was a dressmaker as well as helping in the dairy and raising 5 children."

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[ 586CW ] Quilt Style: Pieced Animal skins, Native Fauna
Owner: Colin Wilkinson  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Skins for my fur rug were obtained during licensed culling, by shooting, of kangaroos on my family's property 'Hillview' Yellowin, at the top end of Blowering valley. The kangaroos were shot by my father during a number of winter..."

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[ 590PR ] Quilt Style: Pieced Animal skins, Exotic Animals
Owner: Patricia Roche  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "*The Schultz Wagga Wagga Tannery [notes from Harry Schultz Feb.2000] The German side of the family came out about the 1930s, when many other Lutherans came to South Australia. They were furriers, tanners and dyers in..."

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187.

[ 591PR ] Quilt Style: Pieced Animal skins, Native Fauna
Owner: Patricia Roche  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "*The Schultz Wagga Wagga Tannery [notes from Harry Schultz Feb.2000] The German side of the family came out about the 1930s, when many other Lutherans came to South Australia. They were furriers, tanners and dyers in..."

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188.

[ 593PWH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Rectangle, Typically Australian, Tailors' samples
Owner: The Pioneer Women's Hut  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date:
Quilt History: "The makers were 2 aunts of Sir Murray Tyrell at Carrajung, South Gippsland, Vic. They used the buggy rug when they went to collect Murray Tyrell from the train when he was coming home from boarding school for holidays. George Martin..."

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189.

[ 596PWH ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Domestic Wagga
Owner: The Pioneer Women's Hut  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Quilt History: "Mrs. Stuart, long time resident of Rosewood NSW, made this domestic Wagga is about 1940. Mrs. Stuart made many Wagga rugs for general use in the home and always used old clothing and furnishing materials. This one was made in a..."

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[ 598PWH ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket
Owner: The Pioneer Women's Hut  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1901 - 1920
Story of Quilt: "This quilt was in continuous use on beds at Lankey's Creek until post war and then at Keith's house at Mannus, NSW until about 1970. It was then used on a bed between a mattress and a wire base to 'stop the draughts'."

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