I had a question from the lovely Mary re the size of the hexies in my 1830-50's English coverlet....see previous posts. 😍🤗😍🤗😍
The answer is ⅝"
I figured seeing as I had pulled it back out of the cupboard and unwrapped 'er again I would take some more pix and share of the templates themselves.
I was really lucky with this piece as I purchased it direct from the family and have a fair bit of history etc........whilst most of the papers are still in situ they had removed a few to do their own research.
My fave is this one re the birth of either Prince👑Alfred 1844 or Prince👑Arthur 1850 to Queen👑Victoria.
Check the template with what I THINK is 500 tons of the best house coffee bound for South Australia aka the colonies.....free of all extra charges on proof of shipment!
History is fascinating😍😍😍
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4 months agozieberquilts
I love digging into the quilt just for the sheer fun of it - no plan, no paper, no article, no stress or time crunch - just excavation for excavation sake in a relaxed and intriguing atmosphere. Show us more Girl!!! its so cool.
4 months agoheathermay56e
That’s fascinating, imagine cutting out all the paper hexies! Thank you for everything you discover and share, I do hope you find some more out about this quilt😍❤️
4 months agooldepatchart
@merry_mary1800s Yes paper was a valuable commodity back in the day: there's a mixture of old letters and London newspapers. The maker's husband was in import/export and would travel to London on the train daily so no doubt that's her template material😂😂😂......imagine him leaving the newspaper behind on the train that day!
4 months agomerry_mary1800s
Isn’t it also special to be able to examine the backs! That paper backing aided the precision required- would you agree?
4 months agomerry_mary1800s
Oh you are such a gem 💎 Thank YOU for going to extra effort to answer questions. I am loving all the details and I am astonished by the size of the hexagon. I thought the earlier quilts had bigger hexagons and now I KNOW that’s not true!!!! Thank you so much ❤️
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