Things We Do in Bed

Yesterday saw me up early and on the road to pick up pic and then head off to Bexleyheath to the official opening of The Things We Do in Bed exhibition at Danson House. 

We arrived to Buck's Fizz (only one I was driving- SHAME) then meet with Tracey Chevalier who has curated  a small exhibition of quilts that depict Birth, Sleep, Sex, Illness and Death at this beautiful 

venue. 

All set upstairs in the original bedrooms of this  magnificent house we made our way through the rooms. 

It really wasn't a huge house and I could quite envisage a family living there.  

A quick photo with Tracey. I should have worn heels as she towered above me. Well really most people do. 

We made our way through the rooms and although the exhibition is small the quilts were selected for their roles they played within the headings.

I don't know what happened to my camera but the shutter seemed to keep getting stuck so although I took lots of photos they are just not great so can't show you to many. 

Sweet crib quilt in the birth room. 

Lovely old fabrics. 

The prisoners from Wandsworth prison produced a quilt through Fine Cell work and saw lots of guest's  examining individual blocks.

 Sleep quilt . 

The gorgeous Palampore on loan from Jen Jones. 

Here is my Unchained Melody quilt  which when I read the Information card I struggled

to hold back the tears as they had written the lyrics to the song. Seeing those words 

all the emotions and the circumstances behind the making of the quilt just flooded back. 

Can you see the black corners of this shot this is when the camera started to play up. 

I do remember I dropped it a while back so this is probably the problem with them. 

For those of you that don't know the story behind the quilt here is.

This honours my late DH who encouraged me to pursue my hobby. 

I shared a wonderful day with my pic Sue and meet some amazing talented quilt artists.

We finished off with lovely afternoon tea in the Danson House Cafe. 

  The exhibition runs until the 31st October .

Quilts have many reasons for being made and thought these words captured what I felt when

making mine. 

Sue 

More Jane's Garden

The last week has seen me down with another cold which once again seems to have gone to my chest. What is it with me, when my dear departed was in the nursing home I used to go for my every other day visits when all sorts of cough, colds and viruses were rife and not catch a thing !!! but now I just seem to catch every cold that is passing by.

So I stayed in the warm and although feeling groggy sat with the fire alight and good  DVD's and made progress with Jane's Garden. I'm now ready to continue making the surrounding blocks and feel this part of the quilt will go more quickly than my appliqué which I do struggle with. 

You may remember that I talked about one of my quilts going into an Exhibition this year. Just before Christmas the museum curator contacted me to ask if I would mind if they used my quilt for the publicity for the exhibition. Would I mind!!!! Of course I'm  absolutely over the moon, who wouldn't be? 

It's being curated by Tracey Chevalier author of The Girl With The Pearl Earring and who's latest book The Last Runaway has been read by many of you as its about a quilter. 

Here is the link to the Exhibition which is called What Goes On Behind The Bedroom Door and is being held at Danson House http://www.bexleyheritagetrust.org.uk/dansonhouse/

 http://www.artlyst.com/articles/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-author-tracy-chevalier-to-curate-new-exhibition

I'm looking forward to seeing how they put this exhibition together when the quilters are so diverse.

Sue