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Heritage Activities

Please use the following forms and documents below for guidance when planning a Heritage Event. Please… (read more)

National Heritage Lottery Funding

Great News! We are delighted to announce that The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles has been awarded… (read more)

VE Day quilts: Heritage Patchwork and Quilts from the 1940s

Join The Quilters' Guild Museum Collection as we take a look at how people celebrated V.E. day with… (read more)

Online Heritage Quilt Club

Many of you will know Carolyn Gibbs and her interest in the stories behind the quilts in her historical… (read more)

Hands on Heritage

We will be promoting patchwork and quilting throughout the show. Why not come along and say hello. http://www.beamish.org.uk/events/heritage-skills-2019/ (read more)

Welsh Heritage Quilters Biennial Exhibition

The symbolism of colours used as inspiration for new work Open 10.00-4.30 (except Sundays) Admission… (read more)

Welsh Heritage Quilters Biennial Exhibition

The biennial exhibition by Welsh Heritage Quilters is held at the Minerva Arts Centre - our home since… (read more)

Hands on Heritage Event

Diana Wagnall

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Deborah O'Hare

I am a contemporary quilter textile artist with a love of many techniques; producing machine embroidered… (read more)

Kate Findlay

Textile artist, teacher, and general creative person with an interest in techie stuff too. I have become… (read more)

Lucie Dutton

I am a London-based handquilter and historian - and I'm always amazed at how much one is inspired by… (read more)

Sarah Humphreys

I am an experienced quilter – having made quilts for nearly 30 years. I was taught to sew by my mother… (read more)

Sam Brundish

Recently graduated (as a mature student!) from BA (Hons) Decorative Arts at Trent University, specialising… (read more)

Janet Allen

I have been retired for some time and used to be a member, but not being able to get to many events,… (read more)

Janet Bevan

My recent work has featured World War 1 with a series of studies on this theme using a variety of techniques.… (read more)

Janette Bell

My main interest is in telling stories of women's lives - and particularly stories from the past. Coming… (read more)

Lindsey Toms

I have been quilting for over 30 years and have sewn since my mother taught me as a child. I began my… (read more)

Kerry Hockham

I learnt to to knit and sew from a young age, completing my first jumper for my brother at the age of… (read more)

Debbi Cagney

I've lived in Houston, TX, USA for about 20 years. Prior to that I lived in New York City and Northern… (read more)

Sue Egan

I have been sewing and knitting for many years and discovered quilting almost by accident when I took… (read more)

Helen Barnes

I grew up in Yorkshire, in a home full of gorgeous fabrics and threads surrounded by beautiful countryside… (read more)

Vivien Finch

I finished a two year term as President of The Quilters' Guild at the end of April 2016, succeeded by… (read more)

Connie Wheeler

I love to learn, sit, sew & share with like minded companions. Outside of this I'm having fun trying… (read more)

Talking Quilts Oral History Project

Conducted over a three year period, April 2014 to March 2017, Talking Quilts was an exciting three-year,… (read more)

Jenna Clements

My love of craft began in childhood, when my mum taught me how to cross stitch when I was two years… (read more)

Christine Burgess

I have been sewing since the age of seven and like a lot of people I used to make my own clothes as… (read more)

Clair Hughes

Hi. I recently gave up my nursing registration to pursue my patchwork dream fulltime. I have a hubby… (read more)

Carolyn Gibbs

I make traditional quilts,usually in modern ways using quick-piecing techniques. Working out beforehand… (read more)

The Quilt Museum and Gallery

The Quilt Museum and Gallery was operated by The Quilters' Guild from June 2008 to October 2015.  Over… (read more)

Kate Smith

My Guild involvement has been long & varied - I have done time as an Area Rep, Regional Coordinator,… (read more)

M Drake

I live in the South West of England in Weymouth, Dorset along the Jurassic Coast. Where I live is a… (read more)

Pam Farmer

A quilter, embroiderer (hand and machine), sewer and now knitter (Lockdown did it) based in North East… (read more)

Pippa Moss

I live In Woodbridge, Suffolk and have been a quilter since I was a teenager. I am a member of Region… (read more)

Joyce Smith

I've always been involved with textiles, from about the age of 5 when I started embroidery, then needlepoint,… (read more)

Linda Seward

I have been actively involved in sewing, needlework and handicrafts from a very young age. After graduating… (read more)

Caring for Old Quilts

The Quilt Museum and Gallery has produced two leaflets giving advice on caring for old quilts at home.… (read more)

Catherine Corbishley Michel

Cathy began her interest in Cyanotype printing (Blueprint) on Fabric after seeing work by the quilter… (read more)

Gita Szwer

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Mary Hewson

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Janet Strong

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Jennifer Barlow

As a long time Quilters Guild member, I am a loyal supporter of the Guild. I enjoy traditional forms… (read more)

Margaret Hill

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Officers

Guild Officer Profiles Accountant - Anne Gosling   e: qgaccounts@quiltersguild.org.uk Awards and… (read more)

Greta Rae

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Anne Jones

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Hilary Farquharson

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Emily Miller

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Maria Davis

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Maxine March

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Helen Clark

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Mary Heseltine

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Anne Jeater

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Carol Taylor

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Jane Parker

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Pauline Macaulay

I have been quiltmaking since the late 1970s and am interested in the social history of patchwork and… (read more)

Suzanne Fisher

I have been making things since childhood and love stitch. I enjoy making quilts and use a variety of… (read more)

Mary Robins

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Carol Fieldhouse

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Margaret Smith

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Elizabeth Nally

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"Britain's Patchwork and Quilting Heritage"

Join this special double bill at the Great Gunnersbury Quilting Bee. Curator Heather Audin discusses… (read more)

Mary Turner

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Sue Selwyn

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Celia Eddy

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Helen Wilson

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Christine Bowen

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Carolyn Ferguson

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The Quilters' Guild Collection

The Quilters' Guild began collecting heritage quilts, coverlets, quilted clothing and items related… (read more)