Pattern: Coverlet

Music memories

Bendigo

The front of the quilt uses band and concert tshirts. Most of the pieces were machine stitched after interfacing along t...

Aboriginal Culture: Wetlands Fishing

Western Australia

Materials and techniques: Aboriginal fabric, Yalke designed by June Smith; machine applique, hand em...

Aboriginal Culture: Wetland Plant Foods,

Western Australia

Materials and techniques: Aboriginal fabric, Bush Tucker after Rain designed by Marlene Doolan; mach...

Changi Prison Girl Guides

Imperial War Museum, London UK

Quilt constructed of blocks of hexagons with 72 ‘flower’ rosettes made from plain and printed cotton scraps....

Hexagon Quilt

VIC

“The hexagons are all of my childhood clothes, school uniforms, glory box clothes, wedding dress and bridesmaid dr...

Suffolk Puff Quilt and Matching Pillow Sham

NSW

"Double bed size coverlet made of white cotton 'blue bags' fabric (white cotton squares used to hold...

Pieced Coverlet

ACT

“There is little information about the fabrication of this quilt. It is remarkable for its use of fabrics that are...

Shoofly Quilt Top

NSW

The quilt was started at the turn of the century and brought to Australia from Colorado (USA) by Ann Blomfield when she ...

Advance Australia Quilt

ACT

“Mary Jane Hannaford was born in Devonshire, England in 1840. She came to Australia on board the ‘LondonR...

Patchwork Quilt

VIC

“My mother told me she disliked making the quilt but it was a compulsory activity and she reluctantly finished it....

Time Quilt

ACT

“Mary Jane Hannaford was born in Devonshire, England in 1840. She came to Australia on board the ‘LondonR...

Scrap Quilt

VIC

Barbara and her husband David were school teachers, and moved around Victoria, from Echuca to Research to Geelong/Highto...

Hexagon Quilt

Imperial War Museum, London UK

This Girl Guide quilt was put together by a group of girls in Changi Prison. The guide group was started by Elizabeth En...

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

ACT

“Mary Jane Hannaford was born in Devonshire, England in 1840. She came to Australia on board the ‘LondonR...

Unfinished Medallion Coverlet

VIC

This unfinished cover has a centre frame of a simple block. There are alternating plain and pattern...

Appliqué Quilt

NSW

“The maker of the quilt was Amanda Goehring (1889-1978), daughter of German immigrants to Pennsylvania, U.S.A. She...

Geometric Quilt

NSW

James Marshall (1828-1905) from Scotland via the Californian gold rush and Sarah Langslow Adams (1836-1926) born Herefor...

Suffolk Puff Coverlet

NSW

Suffolk puff coverlet, white cotton, hand sewn. Each puff is 55mm. Edging of needle netting lace. ...