Turings Quilt by the Manns family

Photo by Eloise O'Hare 2014©

Mark Mann and his Mother Bridget Mann made this outstanding quilt of Alan Turing and its called Letters to his mother. Its about Turing writing to his best mates mother letters over a long period. Because his best mate had died. 

Turing cracked the Enigma code and helped end the 2nd world war. He was a genius but also was persecuted for being homosexual and got out of going to prison by being chemically castrated. He committed suicide a few years later. The British government treated him very badly and in 2010 Gordon Brown made an official apology. The Queen also did a posthumous pardon. 

Recently Mark Mann and his Mother Bridget won top prize at the 2014 International Festival of Quilts for there amazing quilt. Dandifest were very lucky to house such a fantastic work of art for its first viewing.