Upper Street Events the organisers of Festival of Quilts have been acquired by Intermediate Media. Many… (read more)
15 February 2019
To celebrate the Guild's 40th birthday in 2019 we will be launching a celebratory BOM at Festival of… (read more)
4 December 2018
The Quilters’ Guild relies on volunteers to deliver Guild activities both nationally and locally.… (read more)
29 November 2018
If your interest in textiles has been piqued by seeing the 1718 coverlet at Festival of Quilts you might… (read more)
17 August 2018
The AA2A project (Artists Access to Art Colleges) is offering over 50 placements, giving artists and… (read more)
3 August 2018
The Guild's new enamel commemorative pin badge to celebrate FoQ 2018 reflects on this important year… (read more)
2 August 2018
All Shapes and Sizes celebrates the geometric wonder of pieced quilts and coverlets, looking at the… (read more)
24 July 2018
Handmade & Homegrown Festival - Discount voucher for Guild members The Handmade & Homegrown… (read more)
3 July 2018
Did you know that you can sign up for an email newsletter giving you the latest information about… (read more)
14 June 2018
The Quilters’ Guild is delighted to be welcoming the Magna Carta Quilts to their new forever home… (read more)
14 June 2018
Our latest mini-exhibition at The Quilters’ Guild, St Anthony’s Hall in York showcases some of the… (read more)
14 June 2018
Pot holders are the theme for this year's fast approaching fundraising Tombola at the Festival of… (read more)
18 May 2018
The Guild will be walking with their own banner in Processions in London on 10 June and you can join… (read more)
11 May 2018
The Churchill Fellowships have opened for applications from today. A Churchill Fellowship funds… (read more)
1 May 2018
If you are thinking about entering a quilt at Festival of Quilts do consider entering one of the Guild… (read more)
10 April 2018
We are delighted to announce that it's official - the 1718 coverlet is on its way to the American Museum… (read more)
4 April 2018
Three hundred years ago this amazing piece of patchwork was finished. Visually stunning, technically… (read more)
1 April 2018
Priority booking for members of the Quilters’ Guild opens at 10am on Monday 9th April 2018 ***Please… (read more)
13 March 2018
Unfinished Treasures is the latest Friends mini-exhibition. It will be at The Quilters’ Guild, St… (read more)
8 March 2018
Lori Holt's method of English Paper Piecing Another first for the 2018 AGM/Conference, you will be able… (read more)
26 February 2018
Attention all 1718 Coverlet enthusiasts and makers - The Festival of Quilts 2018 will be featuring a… (read more)
24 January 2018
We are looking forward to our next mini-exhibition - Contemporary Inspirations - will be running from… (read more)
24 January 2018
Request from Tabea Schieman a student of Ted Storm. From May 4th – 6th, Ted Storm is going to display… (read more)
17 January 2018
Sign up to The Quilters' Guild e-newsletter, coming soon - http://eepurl.com/c5MYxT Our Guild newsletter… (read more)
10 November 2017
The tombola at the AGM in 2018 will feature cases for tablets and e-readers. The team are busy making… (read more)
9 November 2017
We are excited to feature once again in Today’s Quilter, Issue 29, released November 2017 and to… (read more)
7 November 2017
Sewing Quarter craft TV programme intend to do a programme that will be centred around The Quilters’… (read more)
28 October 2017
The Get Creative initiative will become an annual week long festival from March 2018 which gives us… (read more)
25 October 2017
Region 15E will be hosting the 2018 Conference and AGM at the Civic Centre in Newcastle in April next… (read more)
25 October 2017
We are excited to feature once again in Today’s Quilter, Issue 29, released November 2017 and to be… (read more)
24 October 2017
A new initiative called, Friends of the Collection gives participants more opportunities to view… (read more)
4 October 2017
The survey has been completed and prizes have been awarded. Thank you to everyone who took part -… (read more)
8 July 2017
Congratulations to quilters in Region 10 on this article today from the BBC - "Nottinghamshire quilt… (read more)
4 July 2017
Booking is now open for ECT's brand new Dutch Quilting and Spring Highlights tour! Focusing on a… (read more)
28 June 2017
Seven weeks until the Festival of Quilts Region 10 are loving how generous Guild members are as items… (read more)
28 June 2017
Only nine weeks until the Festival of Quilts which means Region 10 are looking to collect at least 175… (read more)
8 June 2017
Guild members (and their friends!) have raised £3,508.04! Did they wade through a cold wet muddy… (read more)
5 June 2017
What does sewing mean to you? If you are aged 40 years and under then please take a moment to look at,… (read more)
3 June 2017
Message from Open European Quilt Championships: After 20 editions of the Open European Quilt Championships… (read more)
1 June 2017
Region 10 are happily celebrating Christmas in August this year. We have lots of lovely items for the… (read more)
20 May 2017
“Thread: Celebrating Creativity in Historic and Contemporary Quilts” 25th March – 4 June Torre… (read more)
14 February 2017
Region 4 will be hosting the 2017 Conference and AGM at the Riviera Centre in Torquay. The Tombola prizes… (read more)
13 October 2016
We're delighted to announce that the winner of the Visitors' Choice, sponsored by the Quilters' Guild… (read more)
18 August 2016
This year we have produced a map of where you can find Guild stands at FOQ -because we've a lot going… (read more)
8 August 2016
The Quilters’ Guild is thrilled to announce the launch of the Elizabeth’s Dowry collection from… (read more)
15 July 2016
At this year’s Festival of Quilts the Talking Quilts ‘Family Connections’ exhibition will be… (read more)
1 July 2016
Look out for our logo in this BBC documentary about craft - it is repeated tonight at 8 pm on BBC4 and… (read more)
14 June 2016
Talking Quilts, the national oral history project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is coming… (read more)
14 June 2016
Talking Quilts has launched online, the first UK digital Collection of recorded interviews capturing… (read more)
14 June 2016
The Quilters' Guild Collection has two travelling collections of quilts, which can be hired by groups… (read more)
30 May 2016
On April 4th we were joined by our new Chief Executive Officer Chris Gatman. Chris has a background… (read more)
4 April 2016
Talking Quilts, the national oral history project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is coming… (read more)
8 February 2016
10 a.m., 27 December: St. Anthony's Hall, The Guild's headquarters, is safe amid the flooding affecting… (read more)
27 December 2015
The Quilters' Guild is delighted to announce that Susan Briscoe has been awarded the Travel & Education… (read more)
22 December 2015
The Quilters' Guild is pleased to announce that our landlord, York Conservation Trust, has agreed… (read more)
25 November 2015
Modern Quilt, The Guild's specialist group dedicated to the development of Modern Quilting, had their… (read more)
18 November 2015
In October 2015 Talking Quilts is coming to Devon, Dorset and Cornwall. We are looking for volunteers… (read more)
20 October 2015
Members of BQSG studying textiles at The Whitworth, Manchester, during their weekend seminar. (read more)
16 October 2015
ECT have travel and accommodation options for groups, and accommodation only options for those making… (read more)
9 October 2015
Here is a wonderful opportunity to visit the American Quilting Society's festival in Paducah, home of… (read more)
8 September 2015
Back in Time: British Patchwork and Quilting will explore the changes in development and approach to… (read more)
2 September 2015
From start to, almost, finished. Everyone has worked to transform the NEC into a stunning, vibrant,… (read more)
5 August 2015
The Festival of Quilts is nearly here with all those lovely quilts to inspire us and lots of traders… (read more)
21 July 2015
With half the year nearly over our thoughts turn to August and The Festival of Quilts. Would you like… (read more)
4 June 2015
Are you thinking about arranging a group to any of next year’s quilting tours? Or perhaps you would… (read more)
21 May 2015
There is going to be an exciting new event happening at The Festival of Quilts from August 6 - 9,… (read more)
20 May 2015
Congratulations to Region 6 YQ members Francesca Laursen, Freya Ramsey, Sophie Pierce, Maddie Sparks… (read more)
18 May 2015
Just 6 bookings left on our executive coach trip to Maastricht to see the Open European Quilt Championships,… (read more)
18 April 2015
Join ECT for a wonderful and rewarding tour to Houston . This is a tailor-made tour for quilters with… (read more)
13 April 2015
The Quilters' Guild will be really busy at the Knitting & Stitching Show at Olympia, 5 - 8 March.… (read more)
29 January 2015
See what happens when the Museum and gallery is closed for the winter!Catherine Candlin our retail manager… (read more)
9 January 2015
Would you like a historic or contemporary quilt from the Quilters' Guild Collection on your phone or… (read more)
5 December 2014
The Quilters’ Guild has today announced that the Quilt Museum and Gallery in York is to close at the… (read more)
2 December 2014
Our Museum Manager Fiona Diaper has been invited by colleagues at the International Quilt Study Centre,… (read more)
1 November 2014
You have been asking for a book on the 1718 Silk Patchwork Coverlet – well the wait is over as for… (read more)
15 July 2014
“Jan and her Region 2 committee are getting ready for FOQ and any more hearts that arrive will probably… (read more)
12 July 2014
The Quilters' Guild has loaned three items from our Collection for the exhibition 'Things we do in Bed',… (read more)
20 June 2014
How many triangles can you find? Click on the link to find the solution. (read more)
16 June 2014
The Quilters' Guild is offering its members an opportunity to 'have their say' on the future of The… (read more)
28 May 2014
An exhibition of period quilts and costumes from our favourite TV historical dramas including Downton… (read more)
15 May 2014
Over recent weeks The Guild has been experiencing some serious problems with our IT system and membership… (read more)
8 May 2014
The photos have all been received now. The selection process will start shortly and we will notify… (read more)
2 May 2014
I had a wonderful surprise this morning when the postman returned after slipping a very thin letter… (read more)
1 May 2014
The idea came from Susan Briscoe. "Why don't you have a stand selling unfinished items from well-known… (read more)
24 April 2014
The Quilt Museum and Gallery has been selected as a finalist in the 2014 Visit York Tourism awards for… (read more)
27 March 2014
To celebrate the beginning of March we have an offer for all our readers! It’s for the Quilters’… (read more)
1 March 2014
By now you'll probably be aware of the use of patchwork as a key element in the designs for the Winter… (read more)
8 February 2014
The Quilters’ Guild is delighted to announce the inauguration of a new prize of £100 to be given… (read more)
22 January 2014
Quilters' Guild member Irene Heathcote has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen's New… (read more)
16 January 2014
The Quilt Museum and Gallery at St Anthony’s Hall is re-opening to the public on the 25 January York… (read more)
16 January 2014
Log Cabin Magnet Mosaic - Brighten up your fridge with 35 x inch square magnets each with a log cabin… (read more)
15 January 2014
Thanks to an idea from Hilary Gooding, the theme for the 2014 tombola is to be "Hearts". We all love… (read more)
14 January 2014
The Quilters' Guild office is closed between Christmas and New Year. The office will close at 4.30… (read more)
23 December 2013
The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles has received £89,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for… (read more)
5 December 2013
To start the ball rolling we have two patterns: The first part of a six part Mystery Medallion Quilt… (read more)
2 August 2013
Visitors to Festival of Quilts this year will notice a change in the Quilters' Guild Challenge which… (read more)
1 August 2013
All the successful applicants have now received their fabric from Finland. We look forward to seeing… (read more)
17 July 2013
The 2015 Conference and AGM will be held from 24 - 26 April 2015 in Harrogate International Conference… (read more)
15 July 2013
The appeal to Guild members to help the Quilt Museum and Gallery by becoming Benefactors has raised… (read more)
3 July 2013
Calling all Guild Members who will be attending The Festival of Quilts this year Hilary Kennerley is… (read more)
27 June 2013
Bookwrap Gems Contemporary Quilt is spearheading the fund raising tombola at the Festival of Quilts… (read more)
25 June 2013