Quilt No.465MT - Marie Thomas

Marie Thomas
Owner: 
Marie Thomas
Location: 
VIC Melbourne
Maker
Maker: 
Marie Thomas
Made in
AUSTRALIA VIC
Date: 
1941 - 1970
Description: 
150mm squares of old material scraps, mostly cotton, including some curtain material. There is no padding and the backing is brown lawn.
2540 x 2370mm
History: 

This quilt was made in the early 1960s by Marie Thomas and is still owned by her. It is not used.

Story: 

Marie Thomas made the quilt for their bed from old material scraps she already had. Marie wrote that they badly needed a bedspread but couldn't afford to buy one.

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