Get to know The Guild better by meeting our talented members. Every year we are so proud to have so many Guild members who are winners at Festival of Quilts.
Have you been following along with the Guild members who have been our Meet a Member interviewees? Read more about their winning quilts and quilting lives by following #imintheguild on social media and within our blog.
We had a bumper year of winners in 2017 at Festival of Quilts. See all our winning Guild member in the gallery below. It’s hard not to be inspired to enter yourself. Are you entering a quilt this year?
Winner: Birchington Breakwaters by Margaret Ramsay. Fine Art Quilt Masters, sponsored by Vlieseline.
Winner: Measure for Measure by Philippa Naylor. Miniature Quilts sponsored by Mettler .
Second: Set Free by Sandra Newton. The Quilters’ Guild Challenge, sponsored by Bernina.
Third: Free to Just Be Me by Moira Neal. The Quilters’ Guild Challenge, sponsored by Bernina.
Winner: Beezlebub by Linzi Upton (a double sided quilt). Contemporary Quilts, sponsored by Janome.
Second: River by Connie Gilham. Contemporary Quilts, sponsored by Janome.
Winner: Big Brother, by Lesley Brankin. Art Quilt. Sponsored by Madeira.
Winner: The Trouble with Magenta by Annelize Littlefair. Traditional Quilts, sponsored by Clover.
Second: Purple Daisies by Robyn Fahy. Traditional Quilts, sponsored by Clover.
Third: Lily Pond by Janette Chilver. Traditional Quilts, sponsored by Clover.
Winner: White January by Lisbet Borggreen. Modern Quilts, sponsored by Husqvarna Viking.
Second: Total Square by Sarah Humphreys. Modern Quilts, sponsored by Husqvarna Viking.
Winner: Tidings by Mary Palmer and Anne Kelly (two makers). Two Person Quilts, sponsored by Aurifil.
Second: Poetry in Motion by Helen Brookham and Sandy Chandler (professional long arm quilter). Two Person Quilts – sponsored by Aurifil.
Third: Sutton Grange by Sue Waters and Sandy Chandler (professional longarm quilter). Two Person Quilts, sponsored by Aurifil.
Second: In the Streets by Sandra Newton. Miniature Quilts sponsored by Mettler .
Third: Making Waves by Dorian Walton. Miniature Quilts sponsored by Mettler.
Winner: Peter and Amina’s Quilt by Anita O’Brien. My First Quilt.
Winner: Silvery Threads by Jacqueline Harvey. Quilt Creations, sponsored by Vivebooks.
Third: Lilliburlero by Mary Palmer. Quilt Creations, sponsored by Vivebooks.
Winner Age 5-8: Gold at the end of the Rainbow by Fiona Pilcher. Young Quilters/Young Embroiderer sponsored by Brother.
Winner Age 12-16: Freedom Bound by Hannah Goldsmith. Young Quilters/Young Embroiderer sponsored by Brother.
Winner: Free as a Bird by Belmont Grosevenor School. Primary Schools/Group, sponsored by Brother.
Winner: Free Range Chickens by Burgess Hill School for Girls. Secondary Schools/Group, sponsored by Brother.
Second: 16 by Queen Elizabeth’s School. Secondary Schools/Group, sponsored by Brother.
Third: Nature’s Wardrobe by Simply Needlecraft Sewing Bee. Secondary Schools/Group, sponsored by Brother.
The Quilters’ Guild BA Bursary winner, Sumandip Dhesi
The Quilters’ Guild City and Guilds Winner, featuring detail of Right Side Outside by Annie Henderson-Begg
Wow! Don’t we have a lot of talented members?!
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