The quilt was made by Billie Briggs in Oklahoma USA in the mid 1960s as a learning project. She was a child of 8 to 10 years and her grandmother insisted she learn patchwork at an early age. Iris Briggs is caring for the quilt while Billie is in the USA and it is still being used.
One patch scrap quilt in a wide variety of cottons, patterned and plain. It is hand quilted. There is a muslin interlining and the backing is cotton.
2000 x 1750 mm
ACT
“The Hanora Brosnan Quilt. Born in 1827 at Ballinvariscal, Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Hanora Brosnan was the third c...
Karrinyup Western Australia
This pictorial quilt is multi-coloured reflecting the natural colours of the desert landscape (brown...
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