STITCHER’S STORY

We take a look at last year’s fabulous Museum Collection from The Quilters’ Guild

James Hamilton, Hamilton Log Cabin Coverlet, 1900-1920

Photo credit: The Quilters' Guild

The Quilters’ Guild Museum Collection celebrates the diversity of our patchwork and quilting community. It recognises the contribution of all makers and artists in creating textile works, continuing the practice and evolution of the crafts and inspiring others to explore and embark on their own textile journeys.

The exhibition celebrated the diversity of our patchwork and quilting community. It recognised the contribution of all makers and artists in creating textile works, continuing the practice and evolution of the crafts and inspiring others to explore and embark on their own textile journeys.

The Quilters’ Guild Museum Collection contains over 900 examples of patchwork, quilting and appliqué, which all vary in style, fabrics, design and background of the maker. From the earliest 18th-century pieces to 21st-century contemporary works, this fantastic resource aims to represent a whole and ever-changing world of makers – each with their own motivations, inspirations and creative flair. The variety of pieces and makers is a fascinating reflection of how individual we all are, and this can only add to our appreciation of the crafts, which can be, mean and represent so many things to so many different people.