Following the success of last year’s nationwide Get Creative festival which hosted over 1,400 events, we would like to encourage all local quilting groups to consider hosting their own event in this year’s festival. Continue reading
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Flags of Thanks
Standard‘Flags of Thanks’ is a national collaborative art project led by Alabaré, as part of the 2019 Armed Forces Day celebrations hosted by Salisbury. Continue reading
A Day in the Life of The Festival of Quilts Children’s Workshops Organiser
StandardMy name is Karen Pearce and I am the person who organises the children’s workshops at The Festival of Quilts. Continue reading
Specialist Group Focus: Miniature Group
StandardLearn more about the Miniature Group, one of The Guild’s five Specialist Groups with the group’s co-ordinator, Arlene McLeish. Continue reading
Finishing Touches – The Festival of Quilts has it all!
StandardThis year’s show is all set to be bigger than ever, at least in my humble opinion because we have 400 workshops this year as well as trunk shows daily by Jenny Doan of Missouri Quilts. Continue reading
40 for 40: The President’s Appeal
StandardDuring our birthday year, the President’s Appeal seeks to reach the goal of raising £20,000 to develop a a range of educational opportunities that can be accessed by quilters, and would be quilters, everywhere. Continue reading
Block of the Month Inspiration
StandardWe’re so thrilled to announce that our Block of the Month project is inspired by, drum roll please … Continue reading
Specialist Group focus – Contemporary Quilt
StandardAt the Festival of Quilts in 2019, the most common question fielded at Contemporary Quilt’s stand was, ‘What is contemporary quilting?’. Continue reading
Join in with our Birthday Block!
StandardAs we celebrate 40 years of The Quilters’ Guild we’d like to invite you all to participate in a fun way to join in with the Guild’s birthday whilst supporting the Guild. Continue reading
Four reasons why quilting is good for mental health
StandardAsk any crafter and they will tell you that crafting is good for the soul. Continue reading
