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Multi-coloured cotton and wool quilt with patchwork designs on both sides. The front design is geometric blocks including squares on point, stripes and squares, and the reverse is made up of simple square patchwork. The quilt is hand pieced and hand quilted, and is thought to have been made in Buckinghamshire. The outer border of the quilt was a later addition.
195cm x 226cm
The Quilters' Guild Collection is held by The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles.
Registered charity no 1067361 Company limited by guarantee registration no 34476331 Charity in Scotland no. SC043174.
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