Quilt Studies Journals

Quilt Studies is the annual research journal of the British Quilt Studies Group, a special interest group of The Quilters’ Guild.

Quilt Studies 27 presents four papers focussed on key figures and developments in British quilting. Katherine Gough introduces the work of her granddmother, Marion Davies, one of the Abertridwr group of hand quilters recruited for the Rural Industries Bureau in 1930s. Dr Bridget Long discusses the life and needlework of Catherine Hutton, a well-documented writer and traveller, including two beautiful patchworks made in the very early nineteenth century. Dorothy Osler investigates the factors influencing Elizabeth Hake in her decision to write a seminal book about West Country quilts in 1937. Liz Nally & Kate Smith document quilts known to have been made in Swaledale, and assess the degree to which they have distinctive features.

Quilt Studies 26 contains two papers which give an in-depth look at particular quilts. Janet Rae documents a Turkey Red and white Scottish quilt with a clock face, inscriptions and a name – Jessie M. Findlay, recording the search for more information about the maker. Dr Bridget Long presents her research into the social context of the family associated with the iconic Gooch coverlet, and relates this to the unusual and challenging inlaid teachnique used to stitch it.

Quilt Studies 25 presents three papers. Heather Audin summarise the range of items (both quilts and ephemera such as templates) which had been accepted into the Quilt Collection in the ten years between 2013-2023. Lucie Heins and Maxine March document the return of a significant collection of Red Cross quilts back to museums in Canada, where their production during WWII as gifts for those affected by war in Europe had almost been forgotten. Carolyn Gibbs provides a useful illustrated guide to identifying the printing and dyeing techniques useful for dating the fabrics found in antique patchwork quilts.

Quilt Studies 24 contains two papers relating to the history of hand quilted wholecloth quilts. Carolyn Gibbs analyses the different styles of corner treatments that quilters have used with border designs – some successful, ranging from simple to sophisticated, but others needing accomodations such as the stretching or squashing of motifs to make them fit. Deborah McGuire takes a fresh look at the development of a distinctive style of quilting design in Allendale around 1900, recentring the prominence of an emotional network of women “stampers” through thorough research.

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