A Silver Sixpence From My Shoe
'A Silver Sixpence From My Shoe' 73cm x 100cm © Claire Passmore 2019
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A Silver Sixpence From My Shoe 73cm x 100cm Up until 1920 the commonly used little British ‘sixpence’ coin, was minted from Sterling silver. It was still in circulation up until 1980, but after decimalisation the sixpence was only worth 2 ½ pence! Silver sixpences have always been associated with good luck, being put into Christmas puddings and sewn into the uniforms of RAF pilots. A popular rhyme also explains the things a Bride should wear on her wedding day to bring her good luck. “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in her shoe” This quilt has 3 lucky silver sixpences stitched onto it – two from the year 1943, (the year of my parent’s birth) and one from 1967, (the year of my husband’s birth) and is the sixpence I had in my shoe on my wedding day. |
You can read more about the making of this quilt from the blog posts I made as I was making the quilt. Click on the button below to view the post.
