| Collection | 2001 National Quilt Register Collection by PWH |
| Owner | Win Nolan |
| Location | North East VIC Australia |
| Maker | Betty Searle, Dorothy Taylor |
| Origin | victoria |
| Pattern | Patchwork Geometric Hexagon |
| Date | 1970-1979 |
| Dimensions (H x W in cm) | 183 x 183 |
History
This quilt was started by Betty Searle in Yackandandah, Victoria in 1970. After her death in 1992 the quilt was given to her sister Dorothy Taylor who completed it. [Now] owned by her sister Win Nolan.Betty Searle [was] "born in Yackandandah and lived most of her life there. The maker was left the job of bringing up 5 girls who had lost their mother. Betty was a good seamstress and made all their clothes in the 1930s. She lived in retirement in a stone cottage in Yackandandah and spent every Sunday at the Museum helping.
It was during that time, 1970, [that] she commenced the quilt. After her death in 1992 the quilt was given to me to complete. I put it aside a couple of times because I knew that Betty had run into trouble. I got to and sorted it out by laying it on the floor and adding piece by piece until I got a square. It gave me great pleasure to complete it for Win."
[Dorothy Taylor 22.10.1996]
Description
Patchwork quilt made of hexagons in printed cottons, colours predominantly red, blue pink, brown and yellow. Handsewn. Attached to a white cotton backing. Cotton batting.1829 x 1829 mm
