Miniature Charm Quilt and display bed
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- Maker:
- Maureen Hoyle
- Date:
- 1989
Miniature quilt made from printed cotton hexagons pieced over papers, forming a central star design with diamond shapes around it. Each tiny hexgon measures just one quarter of an inch, and the whole quilt measures 11 inches by 15 inches. The quilt has a wooden display bed, mattress, white cotton sheet with crochet edging and a white cotton pillow with a scalloped edge. The miniature templates used to create this quilt are also in the Collection.
The maker of this piece, Maureen Hoyle, was an avid member of the Quilters' Guild and taught at many workshops to the quilters of Region 13. She specialised in miniature quilts with their own bed and was well known for her exquisite and meticulous work. Her trade mark was to combine the layers of her quilts with french knots rather than quilting.
