I have been invited to a preview of the much publicised Quilt Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, ‘Quilts 1700 – 2010’. I’m really looking forward to seeing how they portray the history of British quilts. The work has been selected from the V&A’s own collection and pieces range from spectacular bed hangings and a silk coverlet from the 1700s to contemporary textile related work by some well known artists. As they seem to be selecting people such as Tracey Emins, normally recognised as coming to textiles from a fine art background, I wonder if they have looked any deeper and discovered some of the superb work created by artists who come to fine art from a textiles background. The Quilt Exhibition will be open to the public from 20th March to 4th July 2010 in Room 39 and the North Court in the V&A. It’s great that we’ll have access to part of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection which is not usually on show and it’s really good for quilting/quilters that the V&A are giving us and our work such widespread publicity in this Quilt Exhibition. Get your tickets booked! Dot Russell 25th Febuary 2010