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British Quilt Heritage Project
From 1990-1993, the British Quilt Heritage Project, launched by the Quilters' Guild, examined more than 4,000 quilts and other items made prior to 1960. It was the first time such a national index had been attempted, not only in Britian, but anywhere in Europe. It culminated in the publication of Quilt Treasures of Great Britain.1
The British Quilt Study Group has a website, https://www.quiltersguild.org.uk/special-interest/bqsg.
1Heritage Search of the Quilters' Guild. Quilt Treasures of Great Britain. Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, TN, 1995.
Publications:
Fitzrandolph, Mavis. Traditional Quilting. BT Batsford Ltd, London. 1954.
North Country Quilts and Coverlets from Beamish Museum. County Durham. Rosemary A. Allen, 1987.
Osler, Dorothy. North Country Quilts: Legend and Living Tradition. Bowes Museum and Friends of the Bowes Museum, 2000.
Sykas, Philip. The Secret Life of Textiles: Six Pattern Book Archives in North West England. Bolton Museum, 2005.
The Quilters' Guild. Books related to British Quilt and Fabric History, updated August 18, 2024; https://www.quiltersguild.org.uk/microsites/special_interest/includes/files/1/8%20Books%20related%20to%20British%20Quilt%20and%20Fabric%20History%20-%20updated%20Aug%202024.pdf
The British Quilt Study Group has a website, https://www.quiltersguild.org.uk/special-interest/bqsg.
1Heritage Search of the Quilters' Guild. Quilt Treasures of Great Britain. Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, TN, 1995.
Publications:
Heritage Search of the Quilters' Guild. Quilt Treasures of Great Britain. Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, TN, 1995.
Rae, Janet. The Quilts of the British Isles. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1987.
North Country Quilts and Coverlets from Beamish Museum. County Durham. Rosemary A. Allen, 1987.
Osler, Dorothy. North Country Quilts: Legend and Living Tradition. Bowes Museum and Friends of the Bowes Museum, 2000.
Sykas, Philip. The Secret Life of Textiles: Six Pattern Book Archives in North West England. Bolton Museum, 2005.
The Quilters' Guild. Books related to British Quilt and Fabric History, updated August 18, 2024; https://www.quiltersguild.org.uk/microsites/special_interest/includes/files/1/8%20Books%20related%20to%20British%20Quilt%20and%20Fabric%20History%20-%20updated%20Aug%202024.pdf
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