Quilt Porn

[Miss Demeanour]

During our conversations yesterday Mr Pastis mentioned that he had recently paid a visit to the Liberty store in London.

I instantly accused him of going to see the quilt porn and he declared to know not of what I was talking about  



A series of quilts featuring sexually explicit images have gone on display in the windows of Liberty.

Shoppers passing the store's Great Marlborough Street wing are being confronted with a display that owes more to Readers' Wives than William Morris.

The five ?top shelf? quilts will be shown until 11 April when they will be available to buy in the store for between ?2,500 and ?3,000.

They were designed by Liberty's head of visual merchandising Maxine Groucutt to publicise a showcase of new quilting fabrics called Quilty Pleasures.

This was launched last week in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum, which is staging an exhibition showing 300 years of quilt-making from 1690 to modern works by Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin.

The exhibition has sold more advance tickets than any other in recent years.

According to Liberty, The Great Marlborough Street displays ?will illustrate a scene of sexual tension and ambiguity with an embroidered quilt at the centre of each ... these windows will shock as well as entertain, all in the name of quilts?.

The installations have been given ?suggestive? names such as Hot Lunch, Male Service and Girls That Do.

Far better investment than a rug Nick - don't you think ?

[Darwins Selection]

How lucky you caught the quilt image in the background of your cake photograph.

[GROWLER]

Glad I'm not walking along and passing that display with an inquisitive 5-10 yr old.

Personally think it looks shite, but how exactly are they getting away with it?


Oh 'ang on, it'll be classed as art then.

[Pastis]

Come to think of it, that was probably why so many tourists were getting their photo taken in front of the windows 

[Miss Demeanour]

 

I thought your observational skills were sooooo much better than that 

[Snoopy]

Mrs S#2 teaches quilting one afternoon a week 

[Uncle Mort]

Never mind, I'm sure she still loves you.

[Pastis]

I thought your observational skills were sooooo much better than that 

I was on a mission ... eyes forward ... sidestep the tourists 

Ended up at the Apple store 

[Barman]

All these posh words... 

Used to be the greengrocer when I was a kid... 

[Bar Wench]

I'm going to the V&A exhibition next week. Is it far from Liberty?  Not that I ever need an excuse to visit Regent Street.

[Barman]

I'm going to the V&A exhibition next week. Is it far from Liberty?  Not that I ever need an excuse to visit Regent Street.

Oh Wenchy.... 

[Bar Wench]

I am sad I know. 

[Barman]

I am sad I know. 

 

[Pastis]

I'm going to the V&A exhibition next week. Is it far from Liberty?  Not that I ever need an excuse to visit Regent Street.

'Bout 4 stops on the tube I reckon; the V&A and Liberty's are both excellent places  

[Bar Wench]

I'm going to the V&A exhibition next week. Is it far from Liberty?  Not that I ever need an excuse to visit Regent Street.

'Bout 4 stops on the tube I reckon; the V&A and Liberty's are both excellent places  

FAB places!! I am now beginning to plan a craftstravaganzer trip for Saturday! John Lewis, Liberty, V&A. Quick stops in Hamleys, the apple store and Anthroplogie. Then Columbia Road flower market Sunday perhaps.