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QUILT JAMBOREE, FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026
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As part of the Museum of the Home’s What the Folk? Fest, Selvedge invites you to the Quilt Jamboree—a thoughtful and celebratory gathering around the rich traditions and contemporary possibilities of the quilt. Bringing together makers, researchers, and textile enthusiasts from around the world, the day features presentations from contemporary quiltmakers Jessie Cutts of Cutts & Sons, Elli Beaven of Wholecloth Studio, and Julius Arthur of House of Quinn. Talks will also be given by Jamie Swartz, curator at the International Quilt Museum and textile artist, author and kantha specialist, Ekta Kaul.
The series of talks will explore the cultural histories and personal narratives stitched into quilts, while an object study session offers the chance to examine remarkable examples up close and discuss their techniques and stories. Participants will engage in rotating sessions including an object study and discussion of Gee’s Bend quilts with Kate Hebert, Chief Curator at the American Museum & Gardens, and an English Paper Piecing workshop with Catherine-Marie Longtin.
There will be time to explore Museum of the Home and its gardens, linger in conversation, and enjoy the convivial spirit that quilting so often fosters.
Your ticket includes refreshments and a sandwich buffet for lunch.
DATE & TIME
Friday 19 June 2026, 10.30 - 4.30 p.m.
THE VENUE
Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Rd, London E2 8EA
Housed within a row of Grade I-listed eighteenth-century almshouses in Hoxton, the museum explores the evolving meaning of domestic life through rooms, objects and stories spanning more than four centuries. Visitors can wander through the museum’s evocative period interiors or step outside into the tranquil gardens.
SPEAKERS
Free-form Quiltmaking with Jessie Cutts of Cutts & Sons
Jessie Cutts, working as Cutts & Sons explores the possibilities and limitations of form and colour through fabric, using traditional quilting techniques. Bringing together a 20 year background in graphic and communication design, illustration and a lot of making on the side, Jessie works to create artwork and objects that elevate quilting to something that can be enjoyed in a new and modern way. While the pieces are created using patchwork and quilting stitches, the designs take an organic, free-form approach to pattern and line work. These are ‘made’ artworks, using a domestic, functional craft to create pieces that are at once modern, colourful and textural.
Natural Dyes, Reclaimed Textiles, and Quilt Making by Hand with Elli Beaven of Wholecloth Studio
Elli Beaven is a textile artist, quilt maker, and natural dyer based in rural Galicia in northern Spain. After discovering quilting while completing a PhD on women artists and domesticity in interwar Germany, she shifted fully into textile practice. Working under the name Wholecloth Studio, she creates tactile, richly coloured patchwork pieces using thoughtfully sourced vintage and repurposed textiles. Her use of plant dyes—grown in her garden or carefully foraged from the local countryside—imbues each piece with a luminous colour palette that roots her work firmly in the surrounding landscape. Her practice spans a broad range of work that explores the boundaries between fine art and craft, from wall hangings and stretched patchwork compositions to functional quilts and everyday textile goods. Each piece incorporates her favoured hand-stitching techniques, bringing depth, texture, and character to the finished work.
Constructed Forms with Julius Arthur of House of Quinn
House of Quinn is a multidisciplinary studio founded by artist and maker Julius in 2016. Rooted in the intersection of art, design and craft, the practice explores process, material and meaning through a dialogue between traditional techniques and contemporary design. Julius is the author of Modern Quilting: A Contemporary Guide to Quilting by Hand. Exploring personal narratives, memory and a sense of place through constructed forms, stitch and cloth, Julius’s work reflects on abstraction through traditional craft techniques, with quilt making as a central process in his practice.
House of Quinn is a multidisciplinary studio founded by artist and maker Julius in 2016. Rooted in the intersection of art, design and craft, the practice explores process, material and meaning through a dialogue between traditional techniques and contemporary design. Julius is the author of Modern Quilting: A Contemporary Guide to Quilting by Hand. Exploring personal narratives, memory and a sense of place through constructed forms, stitch and cloth, Julius’s work reflects on abstraction through traditional craft techniques, with quilt making as a central process in his practice.
250 Years of American Quilts with the International Quilt Museum
The International Quilt Museum's mission is to build a global collection and audience that celebrate the cultural and artistic significance of quilts. The International Quilt Museum is located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus at 33rd and Holdrege streets. The museum has the world's largest publicly held quilt collection, dating from the 1600s to present and representing 69 countries. In this talk, Collections Manager, Jamie Swartz, explores how quilts reflect over 250 years of American history, culture, and identity. Drawing on examples from the museum’s collection, he highlights how quilts tell stories of everyday life, community traditions, migration, and social change.
The International Quilt Museum's mission is to build a global collection and audience that celebrate the cultural and artistic significance of quilts. The International Quilt Museum is located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus at 33rd and Holdrege streets. The museum has the world's largest publicly held quilt collection, dating from the 1600s to present and representing 69 countries. In this talk, Collections Manager, Jamie Swartz, explores how quilts reflect over 250 years of American history, culture, and identity. Drawing on examples from the museum’s collection, he highlights how quilts tell stories of everyday life, community traditions, migration, and social change.
Kantha: Sustainable Textiles & Mindful Making with Ekta Kaul
Ekta Kaul is an India-born, British artist known for textile works that express narratives of place, memory and belonging. Her book Kantha: Sustainable Textiles and Mindful Making, published by Bloomsbury (UK), was shortlisted for the 2025 R. L. Shep Memorial Book Award, recognising the most outstanding book in the field of global cultural heritage textile studies. Rooted in the traditions of kantha and quilt-making, her work bridges hand-stitch, storytelling and cartography, and is held in collections including the Crafts Council (UK), the London Museum (UK), and the Tatter Blue Library (USA). Ekta trained at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India and earned her Master's degree in the UK. She is regularly invited to lecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and was the featured artist at the V&A during London Craft Week 2025. She is the recipient of the Cockpit Arts Textile Prize (2021) and lives and works in London.
The Quilts of Gee's Bend with Kate Hebert, American Museum & Gardens
In line with the current exhibition Kith & Kin: The Quilts of Gee’s Bend at the American Museum & Gardens, Chief Curator Kate Hebert will lead an object study and discussion of three Gee’s Bend quilts. The exhibition celebrates the work of African American women from a remote Alabama community, reflecting a 200-year quilting tradition of profound artistic and political significance. Through close looking and conversation, this session will explore the quilts’ improvisational style, bold colours, and abstract designs—often compared to modernist art—while considering the intergenerational skills and cultural heritage passed from mother to daughter that continue to shape this extraordinary practice.
Textile Treasures with Judi Kirk, Quilters' Guild Of The British Isles
The Quilters’ Guild will present Textile Treasures, an object study and discussion led by Judi Kirk. The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles session will explore a selection of historic patchwork and quilting pieces dating from the early 1800s to the 1940s. Participants will handle and examine both unfinished and well-used textiles, revealing insights into materials, craftsmanship, and everyday use. Many pieces carry personal histories passed down through generations, highlighting the enduring cultural significance of quilting and its place within family and social life.
The Quilters’ Guild will present Textile Treasures, an object study and discussion led by Judi Kirk. The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles session will explore a selection of historic patchwork and quilting pieces dating from the early 1800s to the 1940s. Participants will handle and examine both unfinished and well-used textiles, revealing insights into materials, craftsmanship, and everyday use. Many pieces carry personal histories passed down through generations, highlighting the enduring cultural significance of quilting and its place within family and social life.
English Paper Piecing with Catherine-Marie Longtin
Led by Catherine-Marie Longtin, this communal workshop invites participants to contribute to a collaborative quilt that will grow throughout the afternoon. Using the traditional technique of English Paper Piecing, stitchers will create hexagon patches that are gradually joined into a vibrant shared piece, celebrating colour, pattern, and collective making. Catherine-Marie Longtin, a South East London–based textile artist known for her minimalist, colour-led quilts, brings her distinctive sensibility to this collaborative process, transforming a traditional craft into a dynamic, shared artwork.
GETTING THERE
The closest station to the main museum entrance is Hoxton (London Overground, Windrush Line), 10 metres from the main museum entrance. Hoxton Station has step-free access.
Led by Catherine-Marie Longtin, this communal workshop invites participants to contribute to a collaborative quilt that will grow throughout the afternoon. Using the traditional technique of English Paper Piecing, stitchers will create hexagon patches that are gradually joined into a vibrant shared piece, celebrating colour, pattern, and collective making. Catherine-Marie Longtin, a South East London–based textile artist known for her minimalist, colour-led quilts, brings her distinctive sensibility to this collaborative process, transforming a traditional craft into a dynamic, shared artwork.
GETTING THERE
The closest station to the main museum entrance is Hoxton (London Overground, Windrush Line), 10 metres from the main museum entrance. Hoxton Station has step-free access.
Geffrye Street is a pedestrianised zone with no traffic and some cobbled paving. There is step-free access to the museum from Geffrye Street.
For more information on getting to the venue, please visit the museum's website here.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Museum of the Home's What the Folk? Fest (13 - 21 June 2026) journeys through an expansive and inclusive celebration of folk traditions, the stories they’ve told through time, and the practices that are woven through our homes, cultures, and landscapes. The programme kicks off with a Folk Fair art market, and unfolds into nine days of creative workshops, music shaped by global folk influences, talks and tours through our gardens, and family fun, culminating in a full day of Summer Solstice celebrations.
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