I was at an antiques fair in Edinburgh on Saturday and saw a bed covering described as a 'Sussex bun quilt'. No age was given but it was priced at £260. It comprised hundreds of little round flattened pouches, presumably made by cutting out circles of fabric, gathering them round the edge, ironing the resultant 'bun' to flatten it and then sewing it to the next one. I googled 'Sussex bun quilt' in vain - can anyone enlighten me about this craft? Diana _________________________________________________________________ Who's friends with who and co-starred in what? http://www.searchgamesbox.com/celebrityseparation.shtml

Hello Diana, I have not heard of this technique called Sussex Bun quilting but it is probably similar to Suffolk Puffs (try google), which has been brought questionably up to date by a plastic gismo called a 'yo-yo maker'. An antique version must have been both beautiful and interesting. Did you take a picture and was there a catalogue? Regards, Joan in Berkshire

Diana if you look at http://www.loudfrog.com/itemdetail.aspx?detailID=239080 you will find a little about Bun or Biscuit Quilting. I do not know of any special Sussex variety but it seems it is a simple form of quilting for beginners. RHS -----Original Message----- From: Diana Mungall [mailto:dianamungall@hotmail.com] Sent: 19 February 2008 11:45 To: SFHG-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SFHG] Ancient Sussex craft I was at an antiques fair in Edinburgh on Saturday and saw a bed covering described as a 'Sussex bun quilt'. No age was given but it was priced at £260. It comprised hundreds of little round flattened pouches, presumably made by cutting out circles of fabric, gathering them round the edge, ironing the resultant 'bun' to flatten it and then sewing it to the next one. I googled 'Sussex bun quilt' in vain - can anyone enlighten me about this craft? Diana _________________________________________________________________ Who's friends with who and co-starred in what? http://www.searchgamesbox.com/celebrityseparation.shtml