Quilt No.1111DB - Diane Boynes
Description:
Quilt top in 38mm hexagons set in straight rows surrounded by cream hexagons with an odd coloured hexagon in middle of cream row. Papers have been removed. Fabrics are 1920s and 1930s. There is no padding. 1700 x 1000mm
History:
The quilt top was made by Nora Ewing at Terrey Hills NSW between 1960 and 1964. It was given to the present owner, Diane Boynes, in 1965. It is not used.

The owner Diane Boynes with her quilt
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