Welcome to Contemporary Quilt
Contemporary Quilt is a special interest group of The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles.
We are a diverse group of quilters and fabric artists working at the cutting edge of quilt making creating innovative and dynamic art.
We are a diverse group of quilters and fabric artists working at the cutting edge of quilt making creating innovative and dynamic art.
Invitation to exhibit |
CQ Challenge 2020 Fragmentation
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Members are invited to submit quilts for a new exhibition in 2022.
2022 marks the 20th birthday of CQ and you are invited to make a quilt for the CQ gallery at the 2022 Festival of Quilts and other venues in a touring exhibition entitled - Uncharted For more information click here
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First live exhibition of Fragmentation will take place in June - July 2021
See all the entries to the Fragmentation Challenge in a new slideshow 
Kitty Watt
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2021 Journal Quilts
Joined up quilting!
You are now invited to take part in the 2021 Journal Quilt Challenge. Glenys Davies outlines the requirements here 
Susan Grimes
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CQ Newsletter September 2021
Christine Chester gave an online talk to CQ members, read Avril Horn's review here.
Christine Chester - Layers of memory
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CQ TalksA series of talks from well-known artists has been a great success with CQ members. Coming up - a talk by Sarah Burgess.
Our June talk was by Christine Chester. Previous speakers were Lisa Walton, Pat Archibald, Joanna O’Neill, Leah Higgins and Sabi Westoby. We are planning to continue these talks, so keep an eye on your inbox for details of our next event. We work within artists' contractual constraints and spaces are therefore limited and recordings are not available. These free lectures are currently available to CQ members only. Anne Tuck Award 2020 - Kay Leech
It is with great pleasure that I can announce Kay Leech to be the winner of the Anne Tuck Award for 2020 with her quilt ‘Torn by Time’. The Judges commented that Kay with this piece showed great potential for the future.
On behalf of the CQ Committee I send our sincerest congratulations to Kay and hope the award will assist her in developing that quilting future. Karin McCollin (CQ Co-ordinator) See more here |
Links from the Contemporary Quilt Newsletter September 2021
To save you typing in those long addresses!
Christine Chester christinechester.com www.studio11eb.co.uk committedtocloth.com paper lamination - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNuhbf1yWfI Sabi Westoby http://www.sabiwestoby.com Brenda Boardman (now Bren Moody) http://www.textileartist.org/bren-moody-on-mind-maps-and-sketchbooks/ Through the garden gate quiltinspiration.blogspot/2010/03/monets-garden-impressionism-and.html quiltmuseum.org/the-quilters-spot/videos-the-quilters-spot/artist-highlight-lenore-crawford Lenore Crawford lenorecrawford.com Quilt gardens bind communities quiltgardens.com visitelkhartcounty.com Kate Findlay artsfindlay.co.uk Judy Gula https://www.artisticartifacts.com/blog/?p=6350 |
Exhibitions and events of interest
Exhibitions
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QUILTS: Resurgence - Selected from The Quilters' Guild Museum Collection
The Granary Gallery, 2nd Floor Berwick YHA, Dewar's Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1HJ http://www.berwickvisualarts.co.uk/whats-on/2177/quilts-resurgence 23rd October 2021 - 6th February 2022 Selected by Heather Audin, QG Museum Collection curator, Pauline Burbridge, contemporary quilter and James Lowther, Head of Visual Art at the Maltings. |
Kimonos
207 Kimonos were made for all the participating countries in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for the opening ceremony. Due to Covid restrictions they were not used. However you can see them here - kimono.piow.jp/kimonolist.html www.facebook.com/imagineoneworldkimonoproject/ |
Website Banner image by Alicia Merrett 'The Thin Blue Line' first map quilt Alicia had made.
The Quilters' Guild of The British Isles
St Anthony's Hall York, YO1 7PW United Kingdom |
The Quilters' Guild is registered in England and Wales as a charity, no. 1067361 and a company limited by guarantee, no. 3447631.
The Guild is registered as a charity in Scotland no. SC043174. Registered office: St. Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PW
The Guild is registered as a charity in Scotland no. SC043174. Registered office: St. Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PW