| Owner | Public Collection: Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |
| Location | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Maker | Alison Muir |
| Origin | new-south-wales |
| Pattern | Diamond |
| Date | 1980-1989 |
| Dimensions (H x W in cm) | 110 cm x 60 cm |
History
Made in 1987 for submission to The Quilters Guild suitcase exhibitions and for inclusion in the publication 'Australian quilts: the people and their art' written by Jan Irvine (Nealie) and published by Simon & Schuster Australia 1989.The quilt was selected for the suitcase exhibitions and travelled for 5 years around Australia
Purchased by The Quilters’ Guild Inc and donated to Power House Museum (MAAS), Ultimo, Sydney as a social history collection
Description
The design explores the transition from traditional blocks into non-traditional formsMaterials used are Commercial cotton, poly-cotton, silk, polyester and chintz
Techniques include Machine pieced, hand pieced and machine quilted
