A Day in the Life of the Lead Trustee for Education, George Newson

Love is a cup of tea brought to you in bed in the morning, and that is how most of my days begin. Continue reading →

Meet a Member – Pauline Burbidge

Get to know The Guild better by meeting our talented members! We have interesting and inspiring members all over the country doing amazing sewing and we want you to be able to share their work. Continue reading →

Flags of Thanks

‘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 →

Finishing Touches – The Festival of Quilts has it all!

This 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 →

Specialist Group focus – Contemporary Quilt

At the Festival of Quilts in 2019, the most common question fielded at Contemporary Quilt’s stand was, ‘What is contemporary quilting?’. Continue reading →

From Homemaker to Breadwinner

I’ve been making quilts for around 11 or 12 years, so not quite as long as many Guild members. Continue reading →

Quilts for Christmas Dinners

We all like to think that we’ll be with our family and friends at Christmas. Some of us, through no fault of our own are simply not that lucky. In 2013, poet Lemn Sissay MBE, founded The Christmas Dinner, specifically to be held for young people leaving the Care System. Continue reading →

Meet a Member – Janice Gunner

Nick’s Baby Birthday Mini Quilt Project

Bernina’s modern quilting expert, Nicholas Ball, shows you how to create a beautiful modern style quilt for a baby. Continue reading →

Day in the Life of a Regional Coordinator

My name is Hilary Jackson, and I am the coordinator for Region 10 (The East Midlands) covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. Continue reading →