Quilt No.447PS - Pat Stevenson

1245 x 712mm
The quilt was made by the present owner, in Melbourne, in 1959 for her first nephew born in July 1959. It was owned by his mother Gwen Nixon and is now owned by the maker Pat Stevenson. It is used occasionally.
" I had not thought of these quilts as quilts until showing them to fellow quilters for the genuine fifties period fabrics and had not connected them to my present occupation as a patchworker and quilter.
I started with the American style patchwork in 1980 and onwards, teaching it to High School students until my retirement in 1993 when I joined a group of Essenden Quilters and now spend a large amount of time creating new quilts." [Pat Stevenson 14.5.98] The quilt was made in the same style as the single bed quilt Pat owns made by Elsa Beaves.
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The patchwork layers are joined at the edges with machine stitching. The patchwork layers and padding are machine quilted on the front down 2 vertical lines following joins in the patchwork; therefore not being totally straight. The lines are more noticeable on the reverse as the 2 sides do not match. The front face is displayed at the NGA.
Between the patchwork layers is a striped cotton blanket in black, sky blue, white and cream." [NGA]
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The work is not padded "The lining at the edge of the quilt (for approx.175mm) is a plain weave fabric of a Chinoiserie design. The centre field of the lining is a rectangular panel of a twill weave brushed cotton fabric with a striped floral design." [NGA] 2215 x 2070mm
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