Batlow Historical Society Collection Archives

Mosaic Patchwork Quilt

Quilt of hand-sewn mosaic patchwork, with square and lozenge shapes (5cm square in centre with 4 lozenges each side, lozenges 9cm x 4cm). The top has been folded down the middle and joined along 3 edges and whipstitched together so that the quilt has one straight long side and 3 ...

Blue and White Log Cabin Quilt

Quilt top of log cabin blocks in white and faded blue cotton twill. The blocks are joined so that the blue sections meet. The blocks are backed with flannel and the quilt is edged with blue binding, machine and hand sewn. 2050 x 1860 mm...

Embroidered Iris Quilt

Cotton blocks set on point embroidered in satin stitch, all blocks embroidered with a pattern of bearded irises in pale lemon, green, white. Alternate blocks battenburg-style cotton-lace stitched together linking blocks. Cotton torchon lace edging. 2020 x 1950 mm...

Log Cabin Quilt

Quilt of log cabin blocks, hand pieced on to foundation fabric of white cotton. Each block consists of 4 logs per side, in 1cm strips, with 3cm centres. Blocks are mostly divided into dark and light prints, with red, blue, white, pink predominating, and dark colours meeting toget...