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11 to 20 of 81 quilts

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[ 112MH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket
Owner: Muriel Hartmann  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "With the wool pack Wagga I may not have used two side pieces. One piece formed the top and side and the other piece side and bottom. The two pieces stitched together and the ends bound with coloured material to stop the ends..."

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[ 113MH ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Domestic Wagga
Owner: Muriel Hartmann  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "With the wool pack Wagga I may not have used two side pieces. One piece formed the top and side and the other piece side and bottom. The two pieces stitched together and the ends bound with coloured material to stop the ends..."

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[ 158OHS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic
Owner: Omeo Historical Society  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1881 - 1900
Story of Quilt: " "Â... Good information on the quilt is scarce. To the best of my knowledge the quilt was made by two of Mrs John Pendergast's daughters, Ada and Mary around the turn of the century. I have also enclosed some photocopies from..."

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[ 162VD ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic
Owner: Verna Doak  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Margaret Osterfield, born Falletta 25th August 1856 was a very hard working farmer's wife. She and husband Frederick Osterfield had 10 children, my Father the second youngest. They lived at Burnt Gully, approx. 10 miles from Bendigo...."

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[ 163VD ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian
Owner: Verna Doak  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Margaret Osterfield, born Falletta 25th August 1856 was a very hard working farmer's wife. She and husband Frederick Osterfield had 10 children, my Father the second youngest. They lived at Burnt Gully, approx. 10 miles from Bendigo...."

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[ 183AHS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random
Owner: Arapiles Historical Society Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1881 - 1900
Story of Quilt: "Letter from Arapiles Historical Society: "Mrs Mary Keyte made the quilt from hand me down clothes, and any scraps she was able to collect, mostly used materials. Mrs Mary Keyte passed away on 23-3-19 at the great age of 95..."

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[ 232WG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket
Owner: Win Groves  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA WA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The quilt was made for warmth on a farm at Pingrup, WA. It was a bought bedspread on to which were stitched pieces of worn skirts, dressing gowns, dresses and other pieces of warm materials. They were stitched on to the 'bed size'..."

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[ 233WG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Square
Owner: Win Groves  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA WA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Made 1967 from scraps of dress/pyjama fabrics, used as cover for bed. Made as necessity on farm. Single bed size. Originally backed with pieces of dress skirts of nylon. As this frayed it was cut off later. Some light furnishing..."

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[ 234WG ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket
Owner: Win Groves  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA WA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Made as a necessity for warmth on the farm (Pingrup in WA), when cash was low, and they were new land farming in 1966. Cover of green check gingham was the original kitchen curtains in the first house (1952) in Broken Hill. Machine..."

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[ 247HS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket
Owner: Helen Sparkman  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Matilda made these 3 quilts, probably in the early 1920s. Henry and Matilda Pitt and family lived at Stansbury S.A. until 1920 when they moved to a property at Balhannah S.A. The very cold winter in the Adelaide Hills created a need..."

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