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  • Name of Maker:
    Edith Asbil
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Lohse
    Surname:
    Asbil
    Occupation:
    domestic engineer
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St lambert, Greenfield Park
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Edith Asbil
    Quilted by:
    Edith Asbil
    Year Made:
    1993
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Greenfield Park
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    corner
    Wording of Information:
    Edith Asbil 22 Feb 1993
    Size in Inches:
    96" x 91"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Sturt's Desert Pea
    Reference:
    from Australian Quilt book
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight Alternating
    Block Numbers (whole):
    32
    Size:
    11 1/4" x 11 1/4"
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    1 1/4", 1"
    Border Colour(s):
    red, white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain Different Fabrics
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Polyester
    Edging:
    Hand Homecut Straight Binding Machine Front turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight ,white
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    straight lines, cross hatch
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain Different Fabrics

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