Quilt No.219LU - Lyn Uppill

Lyn Uppill
Owner: 
Lyn Uppill
Location: 
SA
Maker
Maker: 
Unknown
Made in
AUSTRALIA SA
Date: 
unknown
Description: 
Scrap quilt made of vertical strips of rectangles alternating with narrow strips of pieced triangles. Colours are subdued, blues, pinks, red, browns and black, in small patterns and stripes. Fabrics are suiting, rayon, crepe, gaberdine, taffeta and blazer wool. The padding or middle layer is pieced from hessian and suiting fabric, knitted cotton. and khaki and brown twill (uniform material). The middle layer is then handsewn to the back.
1550 x 870mm
History: 

Maker unknown, made in Burra, SA.

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