'Clicker' quilt

This bedcover is a prime example of the need to recycle and reuse objects in the interwar years. The unusual pattern here is due to the material's original use. The shapes resemble that of cut out pieces of leather for shoes and would have been reused here to minimise wasteage. Linen was used as a lining material for shoes, and it is therefore likely that the material was sourced from factory offcuts. Calico itself is a cheap fabric, less course than denim but not as soft as muslin. The bedcover was made by a Mrs Scott for domestic use, perfectly demonstrating the contemporary national outlook of 'reuduce, reuse, recycle' which has had a resurgence in recent years.