Patch Perfect: Selvedge Joins Liberty’s 150-Year Patchwork Celebration
This May marks a moment of pride for the Selvedge team, as we reveal our contribution to The Patchwork Collective - a collaborative installation celebrating 150 years of Liberty. Our patch - stitched by Katerina Knight, Assistant to the Editor at Selvedge - can be spotted at the entrance to the house in the grand entrance of Liberty’s Grade II-listed Tudor building on Great Marlborough Street. Inspired by the cover of Issue 124, Rural, it also graces the cover of Liberty’s limited-edition anniversary newspaper. To see it displayed alongside the work of so many talented makers is both an honour and a joy.
The Selvedge patch in progress for The Patchwork Collective, 150 years of Liberty.
The limited edition Liberty newspaper: Celebrating 150 Years.
As Liberty celebrates a century and a half of art, design, and creative community, they’ve invited makers from around the world to stitch their stories into over 1,000 patchwork squares. These contributions have come from household names to passionate hobbyists, and have been sewn together into a supersized quilted house.
A patchwork square by Pip Godfrey, whose grandfather was The Cook on the Mayflower II (as depicted on Liberty's golden weathervane).
The result is astonishing: a towering tribute to Liberty’s enduring spirit, on display in-store until 24 July 2025...
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Image Credits:
Lead Image: The Selvedge patch for The Patchwork Collective, 150 Years of liberty Celebrations. Created by Katerina Knight.
All other images courtesy of The Patchwork Collective, Liberty.