Guest Bloggers

The Healing Power of Stitch by Angela Daymond

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Angela Daymond reflects on how stitching has helped her adapt to life with a spinal cord injury.

This feature first appeared in the Autumn 2020 (issue 164) of ‘The Quilter’, the quarterly member only publication of The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles. Continue reading →

Collection Focus: #nevertrustatory by Chris English

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Chris English is a Huddersfield based quilter who delights in using recycled fabrics that come with a story to create colourful improv quilts, which often carry political or social messages. Chris tells us about his quilt #nevertrustatory which was accepted into The Quilters Guild Museum Collection in 2022. Continue reading →

Quilts and Cultural Values: Gender, Race and Social Class by Laurel Horton

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First published in the British Quilt Study Group journal ‘Quilt Studies’ vol 6, in 2004, we offer a rare opportunity to read this article by American quilter and quilt historian Laurel Horton, and gain an insight into the kinds of work pursued by BQSG. Continue reading →

Meet a Member: Linda Lane Thornton

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Get to know The Guild by meeting our talented members! We have interesting and inspiring members all over the country and further afield, and we want you to be able to share their work.

Meet Guild and British Quilt Study Group member, Linda Lane Thornton. Continue reading →

Meet a Member – Sabi Westoby

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Get to know The Guild 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.

Meet Sabi Westoby, a textile and mixed media artist who is also a member of Contemporary Quilt. Continue reading →

‘Uncharted’: Challenged, Explored, Conquered!

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We invite Janine Pound, the organiser of Contemporary Quilt‘s ‘Uncharted’ Challenge, to introduce us to the challenge and what to expect from CQ’s 20th Anniversary exhibition at The Festival of Quilts. Continue reading →