The UK’s Festival of Quilts attracted almost 750 entries
in its competitive quilt show held in August this year, and
more than 25,000 enthusiasts went to view them. We’ve
chosen some of our favourites to share with you.Festival of Quilts, UK
Best in Show
Winner, Two-Person Quilts
Best Longarm Quilting
Who Will Tell the Bees?,
Mary Palmer and Anne Kiely, Ireland
Artists’ statement: “A window into our world and the global environmental
chaos on the brink, bees and growth offering hope and optimism for the
future. Filled with symbolism and imagery around the elements of earth,
wind and fire, all of which bring growth or destruction.”
Linen, cotton, wool; etchings translated digitally onto fabric.
Constructed by hand, quilted by machine.100
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