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Doll Quilts

Every so often I make a doll quilt or two. It is a nice change to work on a small …Continue reading →

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Piece by Piece

Two new additions to my postage stamp quilt collection arrived recently. One piece is an incomplete Irish Chain quilt top. …Continue reading →

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A Learning Curve

Curved piecing is considered more difficult to accomplish than geometric designs. But with so many beautiful patterns to choose from …Continue reading →

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The Lost Ships – circa 1890s

Seventy-Two  Lost Ship Blocks are set diagonally with a red and black print to create this stunning quilt. The blocks …Continue reading →

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My Year of Repairing

Patchwork Strippy Quilt   First on my New Year’s Resolution List for 2017 is to carry our repairs and restoration …Continue reading →

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Dressmakers’ Quilts

Prior to the influence of the revival of quilting in the 1970s quilts would predominately have been made using dressmaking …Continue reading →

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Clarence Valley Coverlet No. 2

This  coverlet from Clarence Valley,  New South Wales may possibly have been made by the needlewoman who made the coverlet …Continue reading →

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Australian Crazy Quilt

There is no provenance on this crazy style patchwork coverlet, but it was found in Melbourne. The fabrics suggest it …Continue reading →

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Marjie”s Star Quilt

I made this quilt in memory of my mother Marjory Myers (nee Wilson).  My mother was known as Marjie by …Continue reading →

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Cathedral Window Quilt circa 1930s

I had been searching for a vintage Cathedral Window quilt for a very long time and I was surprised and …Continue reading →

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