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Peach coloured silk wholecloth cot quilt, with north country traditional quilt motifs of running feather down the centre with square diamond infill and a border of lined cable with roses at each corner. This piece is professionally made, and could have been part of one of the Rural Industries or Northern Industries Workrooms schemes that encouraged traditional crafts and were sold through fashionable outlets.
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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