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Australian Quilt-making in Wartime
Quilts for the war effort were being made in Australia during WW2. Besides prolific knitting for the military, Australian women were also sewing.
80 Years Later – Canadian Wartime Quilts Come Home
“There seem to be a great many of these quilts in Britain, and I am now undertaking some research into the subject … it seems to me that some of your readers may have actually taken part in quilting bees or sewing circles making the quilts.”
The Cowichan Sweater and WW2
Last month on CBC Gem, I watched a beautiful documentary directed by filmmaker Mary Galloway entitled ‘The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy’.