We love using our Collection to make connections with people who have not necessarily encountered quilts before. Continue reading
Collaborations
Text and Context: Quilts and the Written Word
StandardIn honour of the 20th anniversary of the Special Interest Group, Contemporary Quilt, guest curator and Contemporary Quilt member Judy Fairless was invited to curate this year’s exhibition at The Festival of Quilts, featuring The Quilters’ Guild Museum Collection. Continue reading
Help create a lasting Covid Commemoration
StandardThe Quilters’ Guild are teaming up with Bernina to invite quilters around the UK to join us in the creation of a special Covid Commemorative Quilt. Continue reading
Janome 100th Birthday Machine Prize Giveaway!
StandardJanome have long had a special relationship with quilters. Their recent collaborative projects with designer and Guild member Jenni Smith during the lockdown have been designed to encourage more interest in the craft we all love. Continue reading
A Few Inches More: The Benefits of a Longarm Quilting Machine
Standard“Am I even a quilter if I don’t enjoy the quilting?”
I remember asking myself this question a few months into my exploration of my latest hobby. I’d spent many weeks creating a king-sized Christmas quilt with my mother. It was full of appliquéd shapes and embroidered details and, as it was only the second quilt I’d ever made, I was immensely proud of it.
Hey Craft!
StandardFrom 14 – 16 May 2021 join in with the Crafts Council’s nationwide festival of craft participation, Hey Craft! Continue reading
Winter Pocket design competition with Yale University Press
StandardThe Quilters’ Guild Museum Collection is fortunate to have a number of interesting and unusual pieces of patchwork and quilted clothing which date from the 18th and 19th centuries, including two pockets. Continue reading
Free places on The BIG JANOME Skill Share with Jenni Smith!
StandardJanome UK launch The BIG JANOME Skill Share with Jenni Smith to celebrate their 100th birthday, and 100 pairs of entrants will be given FREE access to Jenni’s Ultimate Quilt Course to celebrate! Continue reading
A Bomber’s Moon
StandardAs we head into November, the month of Remembrance, let’s take a moment to focus on a piece from our collection which comments on the effects of the First and Second World Wars on rural life. Continue reading
Crafter’s Companion collaborates with The Quilters’ Guild to launch Multi Media die collection
StandardFrom times gone by to the modern day, quilting remains a pastime that still prides itself on paying homage to the history of the hobby through the traditional patterns and techniques passed on from generation to generation. Continue reading
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