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.
The 2025 Journal Quilt challenge “Man-made”
In 2025, the requirement is to make 12 journal quilts – notionally one a month – inspired by the theme ‘Man-made’ (or, of course, ‘woman-made’.) 11 of these JQs can be any size you wish as long as no side exceeds 12”(30.5cm x 30.5cm). But this year we’d like one of your JQs to be a small 6” x 6” square to tie in with the QGBI’s group quilt project for Festival of Quilts in 2025 “Sapphire Street”. “Man made” is defined in the dictionary as “created by humans” or “artificial”. So you could:
Alison Livesley [email protected] Slideshow of Journal Quilts 2024 - Hidden |
CQ Challenge 2025
The CQ Challenge for members for 2025 has been announced.
The theme is Pathways. In case you are not familiar with the CQ Challenge it is a juried event open to all CQ members. The chosen quilts are exhibited at various locations in the UK in the subsequent two years, 2026 and 2027. It's a wonderful opportunity to show your work and promote CQ. Details can be seen here. Anne Tuck Prize
The Anne Tuck Prize is now £180 - this is a development opportunity for relatively new CQ members.
Anne Tuck, from the North East of England, was a teacher committed to bringing on new quilters. In memory of that, her family donated funds for a Prize after she died in 2015. Anne's work was a varied, imaginative and colourful inspiration for others https://bubbulles.wixsite.com/annetucktextileart In 2025, the Prize will be awarded as part of the CQ Challenge - Pathways See the Events page for information about members' exhibitions To send us information about your events and exhibitions please click here Photographing your work?Here are two helpful articles -
Tips on photographing quilts by Delyse Upton and Editor's explanation: reaching the right resolution by CQ's Newsletter editor Maggie Jarman And now for...the Sixth Suitcase Collection (2023-2025)
Bookings are now being taken for our new Suitcase Collection
'Something Completely Different' Please email Sarah Rayfield at [email protected] See previous Suitcase Collections here |
CQ Magazine September 2025
Links from the CQ Magazine September 2025Read an article from the September Magazine
'Within the Frame': Could Pat Pauly Re-plot My Course by Maggie Jarman 
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See more photos from Diversity at Peebles here
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CQ's collection of quilts for the ‘Diversity’ challenge has now been retired and all the quilts returned to their owners. Our next collection 'Pathways' is ready and will begin touring exhibiting sites in February 2026. If you know of a gallery with a good reputation for exhibiting textile art, please contact the CQ exhibition co-ordinator on their email.
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Jane Falls CELESTIAL LIGHT PATHWAYS
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CQ Groups
Learn more about how CQ Groups work in this article by Penny Armitage about Exe Valley Group's joint work 'The Wall'
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