quiltfest
  • Quiltfest 2020
    • 40 Years and Still Stitching
    • Song of the Celts
    • Traditional Stars
    • Cauldron
    • Ten Plus
    • Invited Members' Quilts
    • Traders' Quilts
  • Previous Exhibitions
    • Quiltfest 2019 >
      • Maps Exhibition
      • Just One Day Exhibition
      • In Print Exhibition
      • Modern Quilts Exhibition
      • Colwyn Quilters
      • Trading Day
    • Quiltfest 2018 >
      • Quilts at The Pavilion
      • Quilts at The Museum
      • Trading Day
    • Quiltfest 2017 >
      • 1001 Nights
      • On The Edge
      • Wrexham Tailor's Challenge
      • Miniatures
      • Make and Take
    • Quiltfest 2016 >
      • NinetiesCollection
      • Wrexham Quilting Circle
    • Quiltfest 2015 >
      • Region 13 Challenge
      • Contemporary Quilt Challenge
      • Dislocation by Contemporary Quilt Group
    • Quiltfest 2014 >
      • Barbara Howell: A Retrospective
      • Going Dutch
      • Cestrian Quilters
    • Exhibition 2013 >
      • Susan Briscoe and Friends at the Pavilion
      • Rieko Domon at the Museum
      • Cwiltcymru
      • Threadbare
    • Exhibition 2012 >
      • Ferret 2012
      • Magie Relph 2012
      • Dilys Fronks 2012
    • Exhibition 2011 >
      • Made in Wales - DeAnne Hartwell-Jones
      • Made in Wales - Other Artists
      • Passage Defined - By Design
      • Trees and Carved in Cloth - Turning Point
      • Miniatures by Sandra Goldsbrough
      • Quilts in the Library
      • Trading Day
      • Ario Workshop
    • Exhibition 2010 >
      • Effie Galletly 2010
      • Contemporary Quilt 2010
      • Liesbeth Williams 2010
      • Celtic Connection 2010
      • Borderlands 2010
      • Trading day 2010
    • Exhibition 2009 >
      • Nikki Tinkler
      • Hanging Together
      • In Response
      • Bethan Hughes
      • Peaceful Hearts
      • The French Connection
      • Kate Cawley 2009
    • Exhibition 2008 >
      • Elizabeth Brimelow 2008
      • Calendar of Kings 2008
      • Invited Artists 2008
      • Sisters' Choice 2008
    • Exhibition 2007 >
      • Chiaroscuro 2007
      • Boutis 2007
      • Hot and Cold 2007
      • Miniatures 2007
      • Invited Artists 2007
    • Exhibition 2006 >
      • Pat Storey 2006
      • Images of Wales 2006
      • Invited Artists 2006
    • Exhibition 2005 >
      • Travels with Cloth - New Horizons Group
      • Pat Salt 2005
      • Invited Artists 2005
    • Exhibition 2004 >
      • By Design 2004
      • Invited Artists 2004
    • Exhibition 2003 >
      • Edrica Huws 2003
      • Trading Day and Colwyn Quilters
      • Invited Artists 2003
    • Exhibition 2002
  • Contact us


WELCOME to QUILTFEST 2010

 
If you have not visited Quiltfest before, this is actually the 9th time we have held the event in Llangollen.  We have had eight very happy years at the Gallery in the Royal International Pavilion but we had to leave there because of repairs and alterations presently being carried out.

Quiltfest is organised by a group of volunteers, all quilting enthusiasts. Our aim is to bring to North Wales, modern textile works which would otherwise not be seen in this part of the UK.

It is a co-incidence that all the exhibitors this year are members of a group called Contemporary Quilt (CQ), which is part of the larger organisation The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles.  Most quilters begin as traditional quilt-makers but members of Contemporary Quilt are now more interested in making quilts as art objects to hang on walls rather than quilts as functional items to be used as bed-coverings.

Effie Galletly, whose work was on show in the Museum, was a founder member of CQ in 2000. 

Liesbeth Williams, also exhibiting in the museum, last year won the highest award presented by the City & Guilds to a student of Patchwork and Quilting and other accolades.

The work on show in Y Caban at Plas Newydd is the result of the latest challenge given to the members of CQ, with the title of ‘Breakthrough.’  There are 23 pieces on show in Llangollen and another 16 will later in the year be shown in the Quilt  Museum in York. Later still, all of the pieces will be displayed at the Festival of Quilts in August at the NEC in Birmingham.

On Sunday 14th February, we had a Fringe Event at the Town Hall where everyone had the opportunity to see a small display of work by local quilters at the same time as replenishing their stocks of fabrics and other necessities.

The following weekend, there was a larger, two day exhibition of work by local quilters, also in the Town Hall and again there were shopping opportunities.

We hope you enjoyed this year’s events and that you will return again in 2011.
Val Shields.




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  • Quiltfest 2020
    • 40 Years and Still Stitching
    • Song of the Celts
    • Traditional Stars
    • Cauldron
    • Ten Plus
    • Invited Members' Quilts
    • Traders' Quilts
  • Previous Exhibitions
    • Quiltfest 2019 >
      • Maps Exhibition
      • Just One Day Exhibition
      • In Print Exhibition
      • Modern Quilts Exhibition
      • Colwyn Quilters
      • Trading Day
    • Quiltfest 2018 >
      • Quilts at The Pavilion
      • Quilts at The Museum
      • Trading Day
    • Quiltfest 2017 >
      • 1001 Nights
      • On The Edge
      • Wrexham Tailor's Challenge
      • Miniatures
      • Make and Take
    • Quiltfest 2016 >
      • NinetiesCollection
      • Wrexham Quilting Circle
    • Quiltfest 2015 >
      • Region 13 Challenge
      • Contemporary Quilt Challenge
      • Dislocation by Contemporary Quilt Group
    • Quiltfest 2014 >
      • Barbara Howell: A Retrospective
      • Going Dutch
      • Cestrian Quilters
    • Exhibition 2013 >
      • Susan Briscoe and Friends at the Pavilion
      • Rieko Domon at the Museum
      • Cwiltcymru
      • Threadbare
    • Exhibition 2012 >
      • Ferret 2012
      • Magie Relph 2012
      • Dilys Fronks 2012
    • Exhibition 2011 >
      • Made in Wales - DeAnne Hartwell-Jones
      • Made in Wales - Other Artists
      • Passage Defined - By Design
      • Trees and Carved in Cloth - Turning Point
      • Miniatures by Sandra Goldsbrough
      • Quilts in the Library
      • Trading Day
      • Ario Workshop
    • Exhibition 2010 >
      • Effie Galletly 2010
      • Contemporary Quilt 2010
      • Liesbeth Williams 2010
      • Celtic Connection 2010
      • Borderlands 2010
      • Trading day 2010
    • Exhibition 2009 >
      • Nikki Tinkler
      • Hanging Together
      • In Response
      • Bethan Hughes
      • Peaceful Hearts
      • The French Connection
      • Kate Cawley 2009
    • Exhibition 2008 >
      • Elizabeth Brimelow 2008
      • Calendar of Kings 2008
      • Invited Artists 2008
      • Sisters' Choice 2008
    • Exhibition 2007 >
      • Chiaroscuro 2007
      • Boutis 2007
      • Hot and Cold 2007
      • Miniatures 2007
      • Invited Artists 2007
    • Exhibition 2006 >
      • Pat Storey 2006
      • Images of Wales 2006
      • Invited Artists 2006
    • Exhibition 2005 >
      • Travels with Cloth - New Horizons Group
      • Pat Salt 2005
      • Invited Artists 2005
    • Exhibition 2004 >
      • By Design 2004
      • Invited Artists 2004
    • Exhibition 2003 >
      • Edrica Huws 2003
      • Trading Day and Colwyn Quilters
      • Invited Artists 2003
    • Exhibition 2002
  • Contact us