Spotlight on The Guild

Maker:

Ann Gosling

Date:

2019

Contemporary quilt commissioned for The Forties Collection, a body of work representing contemporary quiltmaking across the U.K. in the 40th anniversary year of The Quilters' Guild.

When she thought about the theme Spotlight@40, the maker decided to put the spotlight on The Guild, in particular Guild membership, to celebrate the 40th anniversary. A crossword in Guild colours seemed the most appropriate way to express all that The Guild has to offer its members. The quilt is machine pieced but as she loves to stitch by hand, the letters are hand appliquéd. The Guild logo is the basis of the quilting design which is also stitched by hand.

The Forties Collection quilts were made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles. The 18 regions of The Guild are represented, as well as the three age groups of Young Quilters. Each piece was a new work specially made by a Guild member not already represented in The Collection. The makers were asked to interpret the theme of 40 as creatively as possible. The rule was that the finished piece had to have one dimension of 40 inches and between 25 and 40 inches in the other dimension. These pieces were exhibited at the Festival of Quilts in 2019 in a gallery entitled ‘Spotlight@40’.

Commissioned by Region 13 (Cheshire, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Wales, Manchester)

96.5 inches (76cm) x 40 inches (102cm)