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[ 369PH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Pauline Hunter  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "My mother was brought up by rather elderly parents and in many ways was very conservative but in other ways was a pioneer of women's interests in Queensland's South West during the 50s and 60s. Â.... She was born at Katoomba in the..."

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[ 383RA ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Ruth Nash Allen  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Ethel Nash Parton belonged to the church group, the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Hurstville branch (Sydney). The church building was at the corner of Noble Street and Railway Parade. Allawah but..."

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[ 384LO'G ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Lynette O'Grady  -  Country/Place Created: USA -  Date: 1901 - 1920
Story of Quilt: "The quilt was made for my great aunt Lily Balmour (nee White). Lily was married to an American - Alma Balmour, who was an elder / Missionary in the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint. She travelled with him for..."

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[ 395MO ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Meg Orr  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Sarah Edith Smith (1896 - 1974) lived in Randwick, Sydney when first married but then moved to Vaucluse. She was taught to quilt by her mother Mrs. Stewart. Mrs Smith was a painter until she married and also a national ice skater. ..."

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[ 428MS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random
Owner: Margaret Sheridan  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Kathleen Mary Sheridan was thrilled to win the quilt in a CWA fund raising raffle and it was used in each of her homes until she went into a unit. Kathleen's daughter-in-law Margaret saved it from going to St. Vincent's (a charity..."

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[ 431TM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket
Owner: The Townsville Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The maker, Martha Jane Marlton (born Duff) was born in Scotland in 1904. Her parents came from Glasgow where her father was a tailor and when they came to Australia they settled in Warwick on the Darling Downs where Mr. Duff became a..."

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[ 466MDH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Mildura and District Historical Society  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "This quilt was commenced in the 1930s by the members of the newly formed Mildura branch of the Country Women's Association. Mrs. Edie Lawn was the president. She did most of the assembling and was also a member of Mildura Branch of..."

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[ 467PSA ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Pioneer Settlement Authority  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Quilt History: "This cot quilt was made specifically for the children's room in Towaninnie homestead at the Pioneer Settlement, Swan Hill. It is believed to have been made by the local C.W.A. group in the 1960s. It is displayed on a cot."

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[ 472FN ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random
Owner: Flora Noyce  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1881 - 1900
Story of Quilt: "The family knew the quilt was on the bed every Sunday when Mary-Anne and William lived at Glen Logie. "The youngest of Mary-Anne's children rescued this quilt from the 'Red Cross rag bag' about 1950 when an older sister was..."

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[ 473GW ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Glenda Wilkinson  -  Country/Place Created: USA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Quilt History: "The quilt was made by a church ladies guild in North Carolina, USA about 1967 for Betty Wootton. It was sent to her when she was living in Seoul, South Korea where she was working with her husband for the Presbyterian Missionary..."

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