Strawberry Thief Percale Cotton Bedspread - Natural

This is a quilted bedspread carrying the Strawberry Thief pattern, William Morris's celebrated design of birds among fruiting strawberry plants, here rendered in soft natural tones of beige and tan on a pale ground. It is made entirely of cotton: a garment-washed slub cotton face, a smooth percale reverse woven to a 200 thread count, and a filling of pure cotton wadding. The single size supplied measures 260 x 260cm, generous enough to drape well over a double or larger bed. The reverse is a fine pinstripe, so the piece works two ways depending on which side you turn up.

A bedspread like this sits over the top of your made bed rather than replacing your quilt, and this one is built to be seen from both faces. Turned floral-side up it brings the Morris print to the fore; turned to the pinstriped reverse it reads quieter and plainer, which is useful if you dress the bed differently through the seasons. It suits a bedroom with warm wood furniture and natural textures, and the neutral palette means it will settle alongside cream, stone and undyed linen without fighting them. Fold it at the foot of the bed by day, or pull it fully up for warmth.

The construction is what makes it. The slub face has a lightly textured, garment-washed handle; the percale reverse is smooth and cool, percale being a plain, tightly woven cotton that wears well and softens with use. The whole is quilted through and finished with a contrasting flat piped trim along the edge. Because it is cotton throughout, face, reverse and wadding, it breathes and launders as pure cotton does, and creases can be expected to relax with use. Style it with matching Strawberry Thief bedlinen where you have it, or let it stand alone against a plain sheet set.

Is this bedspread reversible?

Yes. One face carries the Strawberry Thief floral print and the reverse is a fine pinstripe, so you can turn up whichever side suits how you have dressed the bed.

What is the difference between the slub face and the percale reverse?

The slub face is garment-washed cotton with a lightly textured handle, while percale is a plain, tightly woven cotton that feels smooth and cool and holds up well to washing.

What size bed does the 260 x 260cm bedspread suit?

At 260cm square it drapes comfortably over a double or larger bed, sitting on top of your made bed rather than replacing your quilt.

What is the bedspread filled with?

It is filled with pure cotton wadding, so the whole piece is cotton throughout the face, the reverse and the filling, and it breathes accordingly.

Will the cotton crease?

Cotton does soften and relax with use, and the garment-washed slub face is meant to have a lived-in handle rather than a crisp, pressed one.