Strawberry Thief Percale Cotton Bedspread - Sage Green

This is the Strawberry Thief bedspread, a quilted throw-over in pure cotton that carries William Morris's much-loved floral across its face. The design comes from the Morris archive, its birds and berries drawn in soft greens, gold and cream against a pale ground. It measures 260 x 260cm, a generous square made to sit over a bed and hang down at the sides and foot rather than tuck in like a fitted piece. The face is a garment-washed slub cotton, which gives it a lived-in, slightly textured hand from the very first day; the reverse is a smooth percale in a fine pinstripe, so the whole thing is genuinely reversible and gives you two looks from one piece.

At 260 x 260cm it suits a double or a king bed used as a top layer, folded at the foot for warmth or pulled up over the pillows to dress the whole bed. Because it is reversible, you can turn the floral face up when you want the pattern to lead, or show the quiet pinstripe reverse when you want the room calmer. It sits happily in a bedroom that leans traditional or country, and works alongside plain linens or the wider Strawberry Thief range if you want to build the look up.

It is filled with pure cotton wadding and quilted in a square grid, which holds the layers together and gives the surface its gentle relief. The edge is finished with a contrast flat piped trim that frames the whole piece. Cotton throughout means it breathes well and takes a wash kindly, so it is an easy layer to live with. Show the slub floral or the percale stripe depending on your mood, and it earns its place either way.

What size bed does this bedspread suit?

At 260 x 260cm it works as a top layer over a double or king bed, hanging down at the sides and foot rather than tucking in.

Is the bedspread really reversible?

Yes. The face is a garment-washed slub cotton with the Strawberry Thief floral, and the reverse is a smooth percale in a fine pinstripe, so you get two looks from one piece.

What is it made from?

It is 100% cotton throughout, with a slub cotton front, a percale back and pure cotton wadding as the filling, so it breathes well and feels soft to the touch.

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

The slub face has a slightly textured, lived-in hand from garment washing, while the percale reverse is smooth and closely woven, giving a crisper feel.

Does it come already quilted?

Yes, it is quilted in a square grid over the cotton wadding, which holds the layers in place and gives the surface a gentle relief.