'Unfolding the Quilts'
Published: Tuesday, 29th November 2011 11:00 AM
Thank you to everyone who voted for the Quilters Guild/Quilt Museum Heritage Lottery-funded project ‘Unfolding the Quilts’. The project reached the finals of the National Lottery Awards, the annual search to find Britain’s favourite Lottery-funded projects earlier this month. Unfortunately the project did not win, however the publicity about the Quilt Museum and quilting has been invaluable.
The Heritage Lottery grant has supported volunteering and education programmes based at the Museum. creating wider public access to our collection of over 800 quilts. Over 40,000 people have visited the Quilt Museum and Gallery since opening in 2008 and this would not have been possible without the support of volunteers stewarding the exhibitions, helping with education events and working behind the scenes. Volunteers have been able to learn about the Collection and learn new skills.
The Museum and Gallery’s education programme has enabled over 8000 adults and children to learn and develop practical sewing skills and to learn about the history, art and craft of patchwork and quilting. We have worked with a wide variety of people including school groups, children and young people, young mothers, people in hospital, elderly people in care homes and others from across the community.