Quilt No.607PWH - The Pioneer Women's Hut
Owner:
The Pioneer Women's Hut
Location:
NSW Riverina
Maker
Maker:
Mrs Toose
Made in
AUSTRALIA NSW
Patterms
Date:
1921 - 1940
Description:
Machine pieced patchwork top of Tailor's samples with a backing of patches of furnishing materials. There is no padding.
1930 x 1530mm
1930 x 1530mm
History:
Mrs. Toose made this quilt in Moss Vale c.1930. She made many for sale and Mrs. Reynolds purchased this one and passed it on to her daughter-in-law. It was used mainly on the boys' beds and later camping and in an open sided car in 1947. It was kept in the linen press at 'Book Book' near Wagga Wagga for years until it was donated to The Pioneer Women's Hut. It is displayed occasionally at the museum.
Story:
Mrs. Toose's husband was a draper and tailor and provided the sample books from which the quilts were made.
Mrs. Reynolds remarked "my husband would never hear of it (the rug) being thrown out or given to the Smith family". She referred to it as a bush rug.
Related Quilts:
Patchwork knee rug made from maroon wool cut up from a garment into different sized rectangles. Pieced by hand, then all edges crocheted with coloured wool thread. The top was then machined and quilted to a pale blue wool backing. No padding.
1080 x 780mm
1080 x 780mm
Quilt in pattern known as 'double weeding ring'. All cotton, using old prints, plaids, checks and solid colours, with plain blues and red squares at the intersections of the circles. White background. Hand pieced. Padding is Hobbs Heirloom: cotton 80%, polyester 20%. Backing is cream quilted cotton. 2500 x 2100 mm.
Crazy quilt made from a lot of light wools including gabardine types. Patches are outlined in embroidery stitches and there is additional embroidery on some patches. It is worked in 3 ply wool thought to be Patonyle (early blend of nylon and wool). The backing is a floral print mainly black with a cream flowers, brought to the front as a binding. Occasional stitches holding front to back by way of quilting. There is no padding.
1600 x 2100mm
1600 x 2100mm
Patchwork cot quilt made from hexagons 63mm across in a variety of cotton prints and plains. The bright coloured patches came from children's clothes and dressmaking scraps. No padding. Backing of unbleached calico. Hand sewn.
1524 x 1169mm
1524 x 1169mm
Cotton frame quilt with a diamond in the centre of the frame and a border of straight pieces. The outer border is diamonds. The quilt is hand sewn and hand quilted.
1910 x 1830mm
1910 x 1830mm
Patchwork quilt of rectangular wool and cotton tailors' samples, in browns, greys, navy, black and beige, in plains and patterned weaves. Padding is a woollen blanket, and the backing is a patterned cotton.
1956 x 1702mm
1956 x 1702mm