The Quilt Collection

Quilters’ Guild

Quilt Collection

Discover a remarkable collection of quilts, textiles, and stitched stories that celebrate craftsmanship, heritage, and creativity across generations. Explore exhibitions, research, learning resources, and the cultural legacy of quilting.

Our Heritage

The Quilt Collection celebrates generations of creativity, heritage, and skilled craftsmanship. Through exhibitions, research, and learning, we preserve and share the remarkable stories stitched into every quilt. Our collection offers a unique opportunity to explore the artistry, techniques, and cultural significance behind historic and contemporary textiles.

Our engaging exhibitions, educational resources, and digital experiences connect quilters, researchers, educators, and curious minds with the rich legacy of quilt-making. By preserving these remarkable works, we continue to celebrate the creativity and cultural stories woven through generations.

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Our Collections

Discover Historic Quilts Through Time

Explore beautifully preserved quilts and textiles that showcase artistry, history, and cultural stories from generations of skilled makers.

Contemporary Collection

Modern quilts showcasing innovation, creativity, and evolving textile traditions.

Heritage Collection

Historic quilts preserving cultural stories, craftsmanship, traditions, and textile heritage.

Wholecloth

Elegant wholecloth quilts highlighting stitching, artistry, and craftsmanship.

The 25 for 25 Collection

A curated collection celebrating creativity, storytelling, craftsmanship and preservation.

Costume

Historic costume textiles reflecting fashion, culture, craftsmanship, and timeless elegance.

Mosaic Patchwork

Intricate patchwork designs blending colour, precision, creativity, and textile artistry.

Our Exibitions

Showcasing Quilts and Textile Heritage

A curated selection of exhibitions showcasing quilts, textiles, and craftsmanship across heritage and contemporary works.

THE STORY BENEATH THE STITCH

30 JULY 2026 - 2 AUGUST 2026

Discover the personal journeys, unique narratives and collective expressions that celebrate our creative quilting community.

A STITCH IN TIME

31 JULY 2025 - 3 AUGUST 2025

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the second World War – a display of textiles from the domestic homefront, exploring stories of ingenuity, determination and adaptability from makers sewing in times of material shortage and societal and personal upheaval.

HANDS-ON Resources

COMING SOON: Travelling Trunks

Bring learning to life with curated educational trunks filled with resources, artifacts, and interactive materials.

Textile Detective

Victorian Splendour

Mosaic Patchwork

Our Blogs

Your News & Research Hub

A dedicated space for learning and research materials, offering well-curated articles, guides, and resources to inspire curiosity and enhance knowledge.

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