As seen in the exhibition "It's All in the Making"
• Robina Frizzel
• 1937
• 187 cm x 208 cm (74 in. x 82 in.)
• Cotton sateen
• Cotton wadding
• Machine pieced and hand quilted
Robina supplemented the family income
by making traditional wholecloth quilts
as a ‘club’ quilter in Tweedmouth,
Northumberland. This quilt, however,
is not a ‘club’ quilt but is one of three
quilts that survive within the family. It
was made for the wedding of her fourth
daughter, Jessie Tait Frizzel, in 1937
and is finely hand quilted in a simple
design. The restricted range of quilting
motifs, including the thistle and half
circle, echoes Robina’s background as a
quilter who designed and made quilts
in one or two weeks. She won prizes
for her work and still took commissions
for quilts when she was in her 70s. This
quilt is made so well that it is reversible
with a pink face and cream reverse. The
edges are butted in the traditional way.
Private collection