Today's Quilter - UK (2020-05)

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TEXTILE RESEARCH CENTRE

AMERICAN QUILTS

In1620,theMayflowersetsailfromPlymouthtotheNewWorldcarrying 102 passengers

and 30 crew;men,womenandchildrenfromEnglandandthecityof LeideninHolland,

hometotheTextileResearchCentre.Tocommemoratethe400thanniversaryof the

Mayflower’svoyage,thecentreis holdingitsAmericanQuiltsexhibitionuntil 25 June

2020,showingexamplesof quiltsfrombeforetheAmericanCivilWar(1861-1865),the

lateVictorianera,theGreatDepressionof the1930sandtheQuiltRevivalof the1970s.

TheTextileResearchCentrehousesoneof thelargestAmericanquiltcollectionsin

Europe,andtheexhibitionis co-curatedbythequilthistorian,SusanCave,andbyprize-

winningquilterBeverleyBennett.A shortjourneyfromSchiphol Airport, this might just

bethe perfect city break for quilters who like to travel.

http://www.trc-leiden.nl

BACK TO BASICS

Expertise

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FABRICS FOR ALL SEASONS

Howdoesyourgardengrow?

Oakshott’scarefullycuratedAllYearEnglishGardenfabric

bundlesareinspiredbytheseasonalcoloursoftheEnglish

garden.WithevocativenamessuchasBramble,SweetPeaand

Mistletoe,youcanchoosefromcomplementaryandcontrasting

shades,aswellasstudiesinmonochrome,intints,tonesand

shadesofa singlecolour.Fromvibrantbrightstosoftneutrals,

nature’scolourpaletteis a greatsourceofinspiration,whatever

theweather.BundlescomeasFat8ths,FatQuartersorHalf

MetreBlocks.Toseethecollectionand other fabrics available

from Oakshott, visit their website,

http://www.oakshottfabrics.com