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Cotton 'Ladders' Pieced Top. Strips of 'brick' rectangles, each strip having 2 vertical borders and finished as a unit, before being stitched to next 'ladder'. Fabrics consist of flannels, shirtings (woven), and floral prints, with several colours, blue, pink, red and cream.
It is thought to have been made on the Channel Islands.
154cm x 188cm
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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