5REGULARS
3 WELCOME
A few words from your editor
68 BOOK REVIEWS
Recommended reading
70 THE BOOK CLUB
What to read this month
Arlene McLeish
72 EXHIBITIONS
What’s on
74 WANDERING THE WEB
Browse the Internet
Chris Franses
78 FIRST AND LAST
My quilts
Carolyn Gibbs
80 INTRODUCING....
Heirloom Quilters
Carol Bowden
You can also get in touch by visiting our social media sites. Find us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. We would love you to join us
and share your thoughts, ideas and opinions on Patchwork & Quilting with others in our online community.britishpatchworkandquiltingmagazine (^) @pq.mag @pqmag
FEATURES
20 NATIONAL QUILT CHAMPIONSHIPS
The winning quilts from this
year’s show
Joanna Kent
32 THE QUILTERS’ GUILD
Forty years on
Kath Garner
42 BEARTOWN PATCHWORKERS &
QUILTERS
Grassroots quilting
Ruth Garner
52 SILK, THEATRE AND DRAMA
Further textiles treasures of the
British Library
Sheilah Daughtree
36
82 WONDERFUL WORKSHOPS
Classes for you
94 YOUR QUILTING NEWS
Letters from you to us
96 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
A quick reference to fi nd the
advertiser you need
98 COMING NEXT MONTH
A glimpse at what’s coming up
TECHNIQUE
86 IN A NUTSHELL
A guide to the basics of
patchwork and quilting
56
52