Sarah here - and I've got two things on my mind; Festival of Quilts...and deadlines. You see, those two things are very much linked for me at the moment. I am so close to finishing my quilt for the Modern category at this year's Festival - but I haven't got long left at all!! How … Continue reading Deadlines!
On holiday I went into a wool shop full of lovely yarn, but the thing that caught my eye was a row of little knitted cats. The shop owner said that every time she finishes a project, she uses the left over wool to knit a cat. This got me thinking... Here is the little … Continue reading Little Cat Project
We all know that ‘patchwork’ use up scraps of fabric or clothing to make quilts and other items, this in turn helps us to be sustainable. Dior, one of the world’s top designer and fashion house, was inspired by patchwork clothing in the 1960’s and 1970’s, as well as using their archive to create their … Continue reading Patchwork Clothing
Laura - I'm not entering a quilt for the Festival this year as I sadly ran out of time, so I thought I would talk about my entry for last year. I decided to enter a quilt for the Quilters' Guild challenge on the theme of 'Free'. Every year there is a theme and only … Continue reading My FoQ quilt
Hi! My name is Rachel and I have attended Festival of Quilts for the past five years. I love everything about festival: the workshops, the lectures, meeting up with friends and of course the shopping! But I think my absolute favourite part of the show is seeing all the wonderful quilts on display. What a … Continue reading My FOQ Art Quilt
It's day 3 of Young Quilter's Week, and in the spirit of celebrating our community of Youngish Quilters I thought we should take a look at last year's competition entries! Before we throwback to last year, if any of you Youngish Quilters have entered Festival this year and are going to be there at any … Continue reading FOQ Competition
The In the Spotlight gallery usually appears at Festival of Quilts in alternate years. The gallery is organised by the Quilters' Guild and a quilter from each region is selected to produce a quilt for display. This year the gallery will be showcasing work by Young Quilters which is really exciting. I thought it might … Continue reading FOQ – In the Spotlight
The Festival of Quilts is held every year at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. This year the Festival runs from 11 to the 14 August. You are a Youngish Quilter and so you would love Festival. It is huge and full of quilts and quilt related things. There are thousands of actual quilts; some in … Continue reading Workshops at The Festival of Quilts
Through my school, I’ve started working towards my Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award which is split into 3 sections- one being skill. You can do pretty much anything for your skill section, so I chose quilting as I already do quite a lot outside of school and you need to do an hour a week … Continue reading Meet Youngish Quilter: Mathilda Tate
Did you know the Quilters' Guild makes several bursaries available to its members? This is a great bonus of membership! There is a bursary to help with travel costs, an award especially for novice quilters and another one for Textiles students. They are not difficult to apply for - why not think what you could … Continue reading Guild bursaries
