Strippy Quilt from Milfield, Sunderland

Here is a strippy quilt from Milfield, Sunderland. One side is a patterned cotton sateen, and the other side is a pink and white strippy. I was attracted to this because of the superior quilting, this probably indicates that it is an earlier example, as the later quilts are much more simply quilted.

 

  

 

The strippy side of the quilt shows various patterns including feathers, bellows and a plait. 

   

 

Although the stitches are not overly small, the quilting is dense, giving a lovely texture. The quilt is in good condition, with little wear, although there are some minor stains. Not bad for a quilt over 100 years old!

 

What really attracted me is this motif with the close rows of quilting - not seen in later quilts.

 

Here is a motif that I have not seen before - it does look like doves end to end with added roses.

At the outer strips, there are plaits. The edge is hand sewn.

 

 

The reverse is this attractive floral sateen in pink.

 

The seller said that this quilt came from her aunts house, who always had pretty things in her house.

She did not know whether Auntie had made this - I suspect not, this looks like the product of a local quilter, as it is so well made and not a "one off". Sunderland seems to have had a lot of quilters.