Quilts 1700-1945

Last Tuesday many of us (a total of 60) enjoyed a wonderful coach trip to Brisbane and the Queensland Art Gallery.

This exhibition is truly amazing and we were all excited and impressed to see the quilts from British museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Especially wonderful to see - possibly because most of us had some knowledge of it as part of Australia's history - was The Rajah Quilt (1841) from the National Gallery Australia in Canberra. This quilt was sewn by women on board the convict ship HMS Rajah, during their transportation to Tasmania (Van Diemens Land) in 1841.

Many of us also took advantage of the opportunity to view another interesting exhibition at the Art Gallery: A Stitch in Time, contemporary quilts made by the late leading Brisbane quilt-maker Ruth Stonely (1940-2007).

What a wonderful day excursion. Our final stop for afternoon tea was the Roma Street Parklands.

Thanks to Ineke for organising the day and to Lyn L for coordinating the refreshments we shared en route.