THE FESTIVAL OF QUILTS 2023
The Festival of Quilts is back, celebrating its 20th Anniversary at the NEC Birmingham (3 – 6 August 2023).
To honour the Festival’s iconic Quilt Competition and its talented entrants, a Winners’ Retrospective will showcase a selection of some of the most memorable winning entries from the last 20 years, including Best in Show quilts by Kumiko Frydl (2010), the Dumb Belles (2012), Janette Chilver (2015), Sandy Chandler (2016) and Philippa Naylor (2017).
© @thequiltersguild. Image above: Joe Cunningham, Iphigenia outlined © Joe Cunningham.
Also marking a significant birthday in 2023 is the Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, which will be marking its 40th Anniversary (and four decades of HIV activism) by unveiling a very special quilt..........................
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