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1 to 10 of 17 quilts

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[ 153MR ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Embroidered and/or Appliqued
Owner: Mavis Roberts  -  Country/Place Created: ENGLAND -  Date: 1851 - 1880
Story of Quilt: "Â... Aunt Annie was my Mother's real aunt and my great aunt, maybe a small portion of the family tree would help Annie & Ada were sisters Ada my mother's mother Mabel ..."

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[ 238KW ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon, Domestic Wagga
Owner: Kathleen White  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "I read a book called 'Aunt Jane of Kentucky' & each chapter was about a different quilt or scrap & I got inspired so sewed lots of bits onto an old blanket and made a Wagga. Â... My mother had been away & when she came..."

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[ 239KW ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Kathleen White  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "I read a book called 'Aunt Jane of Kentucky' & each chapter was about a different quilt or scrap & I got inspired so sewed lots of bits onto an old blanket and made a Wagga. Â... My mother had been away & when she came..."

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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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[ 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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[ 502EHS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Euroa and District Historical Society  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "The president of the CWA at the time was Mrs. Currie who is said to have inspired members with the idea of the quilt and taught the techniques to CWA members."

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[ 518FW ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket
Owner: Fran Williams  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA TAS -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Unknown"

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