Quilt Museum and Gallery
The Quilt Museum and Gallery is Britain's first museum dedicated to quiltmaking and textile arts.
The Museum is managed by The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles, an educational charity founded in 1979. Our aim is to promote the crafts of patchwork, appliqué and quilting through changing exhibitions of historic and contemporary textiles. The Quilt Museum and Gallery is independently funded through admissions, grants and donations.
Current Exhibitions
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- Currently showing (until 1st September 2012)
- 'Celebrating Diversity' by the European Quilt Association
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- Currently showing (until 1st September 2012)
- 'Small is Beautiful'
Events
- Friday, 20 April - Monday, 30 July 2012
- Talking textiles - The Highwayman!
- Saturday, 26 May 2012 | 10:00 am - 16:00 pm
- Embroidery wild flower bowls
- Wednesday, 6 June 2012 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Jubilee Crowns
- Wednesday, 6 June 2012 | 13:30 pm - 15:30 pm
- Jubilee Corgi
- Saturday, 9 June 2012 | 10:00 am - 16:00 pm
- Japanese Sashiko embroidery purses
Latest News
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Raffle to support the Museum
Posted on Saturday, 5th May 2012 11:22 AM
The Quilters' Guild Autumn Raffle will be in aid of the The Quilters' Guild Quilt Collection.
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See our quilts at Hartlepool Art Gallery!
Posted on Friday, 20th April 2012 11:11 AM
The Quilters' Guild currently has 22 quilts from the Collection on display to see in Hartlepool.
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Exploring the Challans Coverlet
Posted on Saturday, 14th April 2012 12:23 PM
History student Claire Price delves into the history of one of the Quilters' Guild's most recent acquisitions. Read her fascinating journey...
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Quilt Museum welcomes writer in residence.
Posted on Wednesday, 4th April 2012 12:54 PM
The Quilt Museum has opened it's collections up to Libby Crofts, our very own writer in residence, who will be using the Museum and the objects it...
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Quilt Museum long-listed for prestigious museum award.
Posted on Friday, 17th February 2012 15:03 PM
The Quilt Museum and Gallery has been long-listed for the prestigious Clore Award for Museum Learning.
