Of course, clothing and household linens were commonly patched during the years of the Regency, just as they have been for centuries and still are today, in many parts of the world. But quilts were not, despite their continued inclusion by Regency authors in their novels. This is to say, patchwork quilts such as those we know today, were extremely rare in early nineteenth century England. And yet nearly every bed in a respectable Regency home was covered with a quilt.

No, I am not being contrary. This is not as confusing as it seems, once one understands exactly what a quilt really is and how it was used during the Regency.

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