300 Years of Quilts at the V & A in England

There’s going to be an amazing exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England beginning next March!

They’re hosting a retrospective of 300 years of British quilts, from 1700 right up to the present day.

The exhibit will begin in March 20th,  2010, and continue through until July 4th, 2010.  They’re going to be showing quilts from their archives that have never been shown before.  You’ll have a chance to see heavily embroidered silk & velvet bed quilts from the 1700s, as well as some of the best in contemporary British art quilting.

There are 65 quilts in the show, divided into five different sections.  I love the fact that they’re also providing information about the quilt makers themselves.  For instance, a cot quilt is being exhibited along with the maker’s diary and photos of the children that slept under it.

The curator, Sue Prichard also has a fascinating blog where you can catch up on behind-the-scenes shots and lots of interesting tidbits about the collection.

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