Pearls Pearls Pearls Exhibition at the Quilt Museum York

Yesterday was my birthday and Geoff and I went to York for the day.
First stop was the Quilt Museum which has the 30th Anniversary of the Quilters Guild Exhibition - Pearls Pearls Pearls, and a wholecloth quilt exhibition with pieces by Amy Emms.

This was a juried exhibition and there were lots of excellent pieces on display - mostly what I would call art quilts or wallhangings, no bed quilts. There were pieces from well known quilters such as Sandie Lush, June Barnes and Janice Gunner. The photos I will share are from the Patron of the Quilters Guild, Kaffe Fassett.

Quilters Guild Quilt Museum Exhibition - Quilts in Common.

On Saturday we went to York for my first visit to the Quilters Guild Quilt Museum and Gallery. We were there for the first day of the new exhibition 'Quilts in Common'. Photos are not allowed in the gallery but I have included a couple of photos from my brochure to give you an idea of what it is like.
There are around 20 quilts on display from the International Quilt Study Centre & Museum in Nebraska USA. They are arranged in 7 groups as in the photo above and the exhibition shows how quilts from different times and countries show a common theme. A very clever idea which works very well in my opinion.
We are lucky enough to be only one hour away from York so I hope to get to as many of their exhibitions as possible. Anyway it is well worth a visit and runs until 11 January 2009.
While in York I made my first visit to a Kath Kidston shop - I just love the vintage style even if it is all a bit twee.
Just had to make a couple of frivolous purchases! I love this pin tin!
I also love this fabric - this is just a tea towel - the fabric is £18 per metre! I wonder if they ever have it on sale..................?