The Ryde Bicentenary Quilt: Local features - embroidered & quilted

Flowers

Black wattle; boronia; Christmas bell; crimson bottle brush; dog rose; flannel flower; grey spider flower; honey flower; wonga wonga vine

Birds

Black backed magpie; black duck; blue wren; boobook owl; common bronzewing; eastern rosella; eastern silvereye; European starling; galah; kookaburra; little wattle bird; noisy miner; pied currawong; welcome swallow; willie wagtail

Transport

Bus - North & Western

Cars - Dk. blue, mauve, yellow

Horses - brown, grey

Train - Tangara

Tram

Animals

Bush rat; grey headed flying fox; long nosed bandicoot; ring tailed possum; sheep standing, sitting

Insect

Cicada - green grocer

People

Couple in evening dress; dancers - two; family of three + pram; family chopping wood; family - young casual; Granny Smith; joggers, boy & girl

This list has been extracted from a booklet The Ryde bicentenary quilt: a community partnership project in association with Ryde City Council, published by the Mementoes Task Force, Ryde City Council. 1992.