Often the story behind the quilt is as special as the work itself. At the September meeting of the Contemporary Quilt Group, Marilyn Clark-Murphy talked about her quilt – ‘A 300 Year Thread’ – entered in the last exhibition. She was inspired by the 1718 coverlet, which is the earliest dated textile in the UK. This got her thinking about the women who have since followed in the coverlet maker’s footsteps, and how they are all connected. She decided to replicate the original coverlet designs in each square, and include significant events in women’s’ history, just visible underneath. Then she linked each event through the years with a blue thread, This is one of the quilts that deserves a second (and third!) look, including the reverse, which shows an image of the original coverlet