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Here is a detail from a quilt that is part of the War & Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics exhibit currently at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Nebraska. To see the entire quilt, click on the See the Zoom Quilt button.

 

 

Zulu War Army Quilt. Detail. Artist unidentified, made in United Kingdom during the late 19th Century.
Private Collection.

 Photo by Lilo Bowman


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#1 Carol Frencham 2018-08-27 14:49
I saw one of these quilts in Brisbane and was blown away with the how small the patches were, 1/4" , what they were made of, woolen soldiers uniforms, who made them and when, so long ago. I believe a lot of wounded soldier made these in their recovery. Truly amazing.
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