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‘The Fading Dream of Australian Home Ownership’ was made by Judy Turner in 1989 for her son Nicholas (then 14 years) after a family discussion about mortgages and rising interest rates (17% at the time), out of concern for his generation. “Perhaps this will keep my son warm when he can’t afford a house”, wrote Judy at the time. As a quilting teacher for over thirty years, Judy was well aware of the ‘wagga’ tradition of making do with what you have and reusing resources to make something useful. The quilt was made using approximately 270 different men’s woollen suiting samples. The fabrics in the quilt were a gift from Micheal Haze who was a travelling men’s ware salesman and friend of the artist’s late husband. The suiting samples were used just as they were, without cutting, and are stacked liked house bricks. The pieces have been machine pieced and tied. The quilt has woollen backing, with no batting. Judy’s son Nicholas, always interested in drawing, and keen to see what his mother was making, helped with the drawing and design of the house. The quilt has been exhibited in Canberra, Armidale and Sydney and featured in publications in Australian and Japan. Judy’s work has been exhibited Nationally and Internationally, including in Japan, Korea, Germany, Switzerland and the United States of America. Judy’s work has featured extensively in publications around the world, and has received many awards. Her work is held in public and private collections across Australia and the USA. As well as a successful career as an artist, Judy spent three decades imparting skills to the next generation as a patient and skilled teacher. ARTIST STATEMENT The medium of my artistic practice is quilt making and my focus is the use of colour and speedy, accurate and efficient methods of making successful quilts. In 1995 I developed an original technique of applying woollen yarn to a woollen background, focusing on the subtle blending of colour to express an idea. Author of Awash With Colour (1997) and co-author with Margaret Rolfe of Successful Scrap Quilts (2002).

Two typed letters held together with a staple. The first letter has a grey printed letter head which includes a logo of a person with wings holding a heart.

[printed] PATCHWORK QUILT TSUSHIN

quilt, wagga, home, house, housing affordability, design

‘The Fading Dream of Australian Home Ownership’ was made by Judy Turner in 1989 for her son Nicholas (then 14 years) after a family discussion about mortgages and rising interest rates (17% at the time), out of concern for his generation. “Perhaps this will keep my son warm when he can’t afford a house”, wrote Judy at the time. As a quilting teacher for over thirty years, Judy was well aware of the ‘wagga’ tradition of making do with what you have and reusing resources to make something useful. The quilt was made using approximately 270 different men’s woollen suiting samples. The fabrics in the quilt were a gift from Micheal Haze who was a travelling men’s ware salesman and friend of the artist’s late husband. The suiting samples were used just as they were, without cutting, and are stacked liked house bricks. The pieces have been machine pieced and tied. The quilt has woollen backing, with no batting. Judy’s son Nicholas, always interested in drawing, and keen to see what his mother was making, helped with the drawing and design of the house. The quilt has been exhibited in Canberra, Armidale and Sydney and featured in publications in Australian and Japan. Judy’s work has been exhibited Nationally and Internationally, including in Japan, Korea, Germany, Switzerland and the United States of America. Judy’s work has featured extensively in publications around the world, and has received many awards. Her work is held in public and private collections across Australia and the USA. As well as a successful career as an artist, Judy spent three decades imparting skills to the next generation as a patient and skilled teacher. ARTIST STATEMENT The medium of my artistic practice is quilt making and my focus is the use of colour and speedy, accurate and efficient methods of making successful quilts. In 1995 I developed an original technique of applying woollen yarn to a woollen background, focusing on the subtle blending of colour to express an idea. Author of Awash With Colour (1997) and co-author with Margaret Rolfe of Successful Scrap Quilts (2002).

Folio page depicting three items attached to a black card background. One item is a red, blue, black and white textile sample, another is a hand drawn sketch of a house, the third shows hand written text on lined paper in black ink.

Front: [handwritten] Final / design / for house

quilt, wagga, home, house, housing affordability, design

‘The Fading Dream of Australian Home Ownership’ was made by Judy Turner in 1989 for her son Nicholas (then 14 years) after a family discussion about mortgages and rising interest rates (17% at the time), out of concern for his generation. “Perhaps this will keep my son warm when he can’t afford a house”, wrote Judy at the time. As a quilting teacher for over thirty years, Judy was well aware of the ‘wagga’ tradition of making do with what you have and reusing resources to make something useful. The quilt was made using approximately 270 different men’s woollen suiting samples. The fabrics in the quilt were a gift from Micheal Haze who was a travelling men’s ware salesman and friend of the artist’s late husband. The suiting samples were used just as they were, without cutting, and are stacked liked house bricks. The pieces have been machine pieced and tied. The quilt has woollen backing, with no batting. Judy’s son Nicholas, always interested in drawing, and keen to see what his mother was making, helped with the drawing and design of the house. The quilt has been exhibited in Canberra, Armidale and Sydney and featured in publications in Australian and Japan. Judy’s work has been exhibited Nationally and Internationally, including in Japan, Korea, Germany, Switzerland and the United States of America. Judy’s work has featured extensively in publications around the world, and has received many awards. Her work is held in public and private collections across Australia and the USA. As well as a successful career as an artist, Judy spent three decades imparting skills to the next generation as a patient and skilled teacher. ARTIST STATEMENT The medium of my artistic practice is quilt making and my focus is the use of colour and speedy, accurate and efficient methods of making successful quilts. In 1995 I developed an original technique of applying woollen yarn to a woollen background, focusing on the subtle blending of colour to express an idea. Author of Awash With Colour (1997) and co-author with Margaret Rolfe of Successful Scrap Quilts (2002).

Folio page depicting three items attached to a black card background. One item is a title written in black ink on white background, another is a photograph of a quilt, the third shows a hand drawn sketch of a house with a verandah.

Front: [handwritten] 95 / Judy Turner / The fading dream of / Australian Home Ownership. / Initial sketch while / deciding how to depict / the Fading Dream of / Australian Home Ownership.

quilt, wagga, home, house, housing affordability, design

‘The Fading Dream of Australian Home Ownership’ was made by Judy Turner in 1989 for her son Nicholas (then 14 years) after a family discussion about mortgages and rising interest rates (17% at the time), out of concern for his generation. “Perhaps this will keep my son warm when he can’t afford a house”, wrote Judy at the time. As a quilting teacher for over thirty years, Judy was well aware of the ‘wagga’ tradition of making do with what you have and reusing resources to make something useful. The quilt was made using approximately 270 different men’s woollen suiting samples. The fabrics in the quilt were a gift from Micheal Haze who was a travelling men’s ware salesman and friend of the artist’s late husband. The suiting samples were used just as they were, without cutting, and are stacked liked house bricks. The pieces have been machine pieced and tied. The quilt has woollen backing, with no batting. Judy’s son Nicholas, always interested in drawing, and keen to see what his mother was making, helped with the drawing and design of the house. The quilt has been exhibited in Canberra, Armidale and Sydney and featured in publications in Australian and Japan. Judy’s work has been exhibited Nationally and Internationally, including in Japan, Korea, Germany, Switzerland and the United States of America. Judy’s work has featured extensively in publications around the world, and has received many awards. Her work is held in public and private collections across Australia and the USA. As well as a successful career as an artist, Judy spent three decades imparting skills to the next generation as a patient and skilled teacher. ARTIST STATEMENT The medium of my artistic practice is quilt making and my focus is the use of colour and speedy, accurate and efficient methods of making successful quilts. In 1995 I developed an original technique of applying woollen yarn to a woollen background, focusing on the subtle blending of colour to express an idea. Author of Awash With Colour (1997) and co-author with Margaret Rolfe of Successful Scrap Quilts (2002).

Quilt featuring block pieces in tones of grey, blue, tan and brown, graduating in light to dark tones from top to bottom. The top third features a house with a verandah.

quilt, wagga, home, house, housing affordability, design

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows two women in lace knitted tops eating ice cream.

front: [printed] THOROBRED / scheepjeswol / No. 136 / 75-95 cm / Pure Wool Brushed

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, thorobred scheepjeswol

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows four inset images each of a child wearing knitwear.

front: [printed] VillaWOOL / 12785 / PRICE / CODE / F / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / 8ply Machinewash / Tasman 8ply Brushed / Derwent 8ply / Tasman 8ply

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a pink knitted top with sailboats, a white skirt and pink earrings.

front: [printed] VillaWOOL / 12785 / PRICE / CODE / D / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / PARADISE

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows two children wearing knitted jumpers.

front: [printed] VillaWOOL / 1277 / PRICE / CODE / F / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / 12 PLY / Machinewash

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a man in a knitted jumper.

front: [printed] VillaWOOL / 1276 / PRICE / CODE / F / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / 12 PLY / Machinewash

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows two children wearing knitwear.

front: [printed] 1251 / PRICE / CODE / F / VillaWOOL / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / Dazzler

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a white knitted jumper.

front: [printed] 1249 / PRICE / CODE / F / VillaWOOL / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / Super Soft

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a knitted jumper.

front: [printed] 1083 / PRICE / CODE / G / PURE NEW WOOL / VillaWOOL / 5 PLY / Machinewash / THE GREAT AUSSIE YARN

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows two women wearing knitted vests.

front: [printed] 1082 / PRICE / CODE / G / PURE NEW WOOL / VillaWOOL / 5 PLY / Machinewash / THE GREAT AUSSIE YARN

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a girl patting a dog, the girl is wearing jeans and a pink knitted jumper.

front: [printed] 930 / PRICE / CODE / C / VillaWOOL Galaxy / Kwiknit / Design

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows two woman wearing knitwear standing with a bicycle.

front: [printed] 929 / PRICE / CODE / C / VillaWOOL Belvedere

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman sitting on the back of a park bench, wearing a yellow woollen top, tartan skirt and red stockings.

front: [printed] 928 / PRICE / CODE / C / VillaWOOL Belvedere

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows two women wearing pink and white knitwear, in a garden setting.

front: [printed] 923 / PRICE / CODE / C / VillaWOOL Machinewash 5 ply

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a knitted jumper, with a man on an exercise bike in the background.

front: [printed] 898 / PRICE / CODE / C / VillaWOOL Belvedere / Kwiknit / Design

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman, man and child wearing matching knitted jumpers.

front: [printed] L794 / VillaWOOL / Superwash / Slalom / KNITTED IN / 12 PLY / SIZES: 61 to 106 cm / (24 to 42 in.) / PRICE / CODE / B / PURE NEW WOOL / A Superwash / Design / Machine Washable

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Fifty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The black and white cover shows a woman wearing a knitted top.

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a white dress and knitted red cardigan.

front: [printed] Lincoln / BOOK 749 / MODEL NO. L2062 / See Page 5 / 1'0

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Diana Trewenack is the youngest daughter of Cedric Hirst and great granddaughter of Godfrey Hirst. Her father was Managing Director and Chairman of Directors of Godfrey Hirst Woollen Mills until its takeover in the 60’s. Diana was married at St David's Church in Geelong in May 1954. The material for the wedding gown was made with very fine cream wool woven at the Godfrey Hirst Woollen Mill. From discussion with Diana, the dress was put together by a local dressmaker in Geelong. It is fine pure wool and beaded on the edge of the wrap over skirt and on the long train.

Cream coloured woollen wedding dress with long sleeves. Decorative beading pattern around cuffs and up the front edge of the dress. Zippers at each sleeve and back of dress. - 7825.1 Train, made with same cream woollen material as dress, with matching beaded edging. Attaches with clasp around waist of dress. - 7825.2 Veil made of cream tulle, with beaded headband. - 7825.3

wedding dress, ceremony, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, woollen mills, textiles, fashion, dressmaking, diana trewenack, viel, gown

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The black and white cover shows a woman wearing a knitted top.

front: [printed] Handknits / for / Leisure / Hours / 1'. / LINCOLN / BOOK 704 NUMBER / Model No. L1641. See page 2

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The black and white cover shows a man wearing a vest standing with a camera light.

front: [printed] Hand Knitted / SLEEVELESS / SLIPONS / for men / LINCOLN / BOOK No. 680 / MODEL No. L 1313 / 6d

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The black and white cover shows a young girl wearing knitting clothes.

front: [printed] For / VERY YOUNG / LADIES / AND /GENTLE / MEN / 6' / LINCOLN / BOOK No 151 / MODEL No L1150

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The black and white cover shows a woman wearing a knitted top.

front: [printed] "Boudoir / and / Bed Jackets / PRICE / 6D / LINCOLN MILLS / KNITTING BOOK NO. 930

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Twenty four page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The black and white cover shows a woman wearing a knitted top while holding a fishing net.

front: [printed] LINCOLN MILLS / Knitting / BOOK / No. 555 / PRICE / 6D. / MODEL NO. L854 / For knitting instructions see Page 3

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Thirty two page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a man, woman and girl wearing knitted clothing.

front: [printed] Vol. 4 / Embassy / Knitting Magazine / Patterns for the family in knitting and crochet. / Embassy / Knitting yarn exclusive to COLES

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows four sets of legs wearing knitted socks.

front: [printed] 6194 / Emu / 3 & 4 / PLY / 15c - 1/6

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a man and woman standing on a pier wearing knitted tops.

front: [printed] Spring / Summer knits by ... / Panda / Book No. 632 / 2nd EDITION / featuring / COTLIN / GOSSAMER NYLON / ITALIAN SILK STRAW / 3/- / 30c

knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women