I thought that it was about time I set up a blog to share my quilts - both those that I've made and some from my collection of antique/vintage quilts and other items. I'll start with the very first antique quilt that I bought way back in 2003 from an antique shop in Richmond, Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
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| This is a North Country wholecloth quilt made from pink cotton sateen with a very faded print reverse. The wadding which is visible through the worn places is cotton. |
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| It is handquilted in simple but attractive patterns. The centre
is made up of six large feather type leaves surrounded by square diamonds with
a fan in each corner. |
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| The next border has running feathers and also has a fan
in the corners. The last border is made up of a row of large roses in
rings and again has a fan in each corner - the fans becoming larger on
each border. |
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| The stitching is very rough and ready but still gives a
very pleasing design. This is still my favourite quilt even though it is
very tatty and worn! |
I am making a copy of this quilt but will tell you about that another time.
