Moygashel was the name I used to love toying with when watching my sisters make up dresses - it ranked up there with Guipure as the stuff of dreams. Moygashel is a mill town in Ireland founded primarily by Huguenot weavers in 1795 who made the town a byword for the finest quality woven in the world. And Moygashel linen is found pieced in Lot 68 - an Irish frame quilt made from plain blue frames surrounding coloured squares of linen, twill and Moygashel fabric samples, backed with Irish tweed, hand quilted in the traditional Irish wave pattern using linen thread. It measures 191cm x 150cm (76" x 60") and has an estimate of £100 - £150.
Then there is lot 77. Here is an early 19th century patchwork quilt made from a variety of early chintz and veined fabric samples and hand quilted with swirls, fans, diamonds, chevrons and shell patterns. It measures 261cm x 256cm (104" x 102") and has an esitmate of £350 - £400. For more details click here. Happy bidding.
It seems ages since we had a give away - and, sticking with our quilting theme tonight, I just happen to have some spare buttons that I bought at the V&A when I went to visit the popular Quilt Exhibition there. So, if you weren't able to visit yourself, but would like a souvenir then just click on the flying angel below and four lucky winners will be picked out and announced next Monday, 8 August.

Thank you for showing us these quilts! I have friends in Cumbria but I've never heard of this auction - I'm off to follow your link!
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