If you are lucky enough to be in London between 20th March and 4th July 2010, you could spend a day or two with the V and A's extensive collection of quilts, which will be on exhibition as Quilts 1700 - 2010. You can book tickets on line. From the exhibition's webpage:The curators have unravelled some of the complex personal narratives and broader historical events documented in the quilts. Examples by both named and unnamed makers will be shown with objects relating to their subject matter and makers including paintings and prints, as well as needlework tools and personal keepsakes. One example is a cot quilt made at Deal castle, displayed for the first time alongside the maker's diary and portraits of the two grandchildren who slept under it. There will also be bedcovers that commemorate the lives of prominent figures including Admiral Lord Nelson, Charles II and the Duke of Wellington and important events such as the coronation of Queen Victoria and the Duke of Wellington's battle at Vittoria. The exhibition will celebrate the astonishing vision involved in the design and making of each quilt.
A two day conference on quilt history and research will be held in conjunction, during June.
This article from The Guardian mentions that The Rajah Quilt will be included, on loan. It also warns that " ..... this will not be a show aimed at grandmas or Women's Institutes. Curators at the museum, in South Kensington, London, believe it will inspire the nation to get quilting."
This article from The Guardian mentions that The Rajah Quilt will be included, on loan. It also warns that " ..... this will not be a show aimed at grandmas or Women's Institutes. Curators at the museum, in South Kensington, London, believe it will inspire the nation to get quilting."
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