Day 22 Fabadashery Advent Quilt Show - Sheila's 1718 Coverlet Quilt (The Quilter's Guild)

Sheila's 1718 Coverlet Quilt (The Quilter's Guild)

These lovely quilts just keep coming! On day 22 of the Fabadashery Advent Quilt Show I am featuring Sheila's 1718 Coverlet Quilt. This is a reproduction of a quilt held in the Quilter's Guild Heritage Collection. Susan Briscoe has published a book with the pattern in it. 

Sheila's 1718 Coverlet Quilt (The Quilter's Guild)

Sheila has done her own take on it by dipping into her blue fabric stash and mixing modern and traditional fabrics - another lockdown sensation!  With all the different motifs and contrasting colours, the coverlet is quite busy, so the quilting needed to work with that. Sheila chose a traditional style quilting pattern called 'Florence' designed by Anne Bright, which has leaves and flourishes reminiscent of historical decoration, which you can see here stitched out on a blue batik backing.

'Florence' quilting design by Anne Bright

'Florence' quilting design by Anne Bright

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