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Quilter, author and tutor, Lynne Edwards is a world-renowned expert in patchwork and quilting techniques, both hand and machine. Her previous books include The Sampler Quilt Book, The New Sampler Quilt Book, Making Scrap Quilts to Use It Up, Stashbuster Quilts and Cathedral Window Quilts.

Lynne Edwards:  https://www.instagram.com/lynneedwards_mbe03

Lynne Edwards

For over fifty years,  Lynne has been making quilts and consistently passing on ideas and techniques to others through classes, books and magazines.  Lynne was awarded an MBE in 2008 for services to arts and crafts. 

In 2000, Lynne was given honorary lifetime membership of the Quilter’s Guild of the British Isles, and in 2002 was awarded the Amy Emms Memorial Trophy for services to quilting.

Filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2024.

For a more inspiration, please browse the ‘Meet the Artist’ collection on my YouTube Channel.

Books by Lynne

Lynne is a prolific writer and has published numerous books over the years. Here are just a small sample of the books that are available to read at your local library or purchase online.

New Sampler Quilt Book: https://amzn.to/4dsPI4H 

The Essential Sampler Quilt Book: A Celebration of 40 Traditional Blocks from the Sampler Quilt Expert: https://amzn.to/4fAtiAb

Making Scrap Quilts To Use It Up: 20 Complete Designs for Leftover Fabric:https://amzn.to/46x30uI 

Cathedral Window Quilts: The Classic Folded Technique and a Wealth of Variations: https://amzn.to/46Aflyf 

Stash-Buster Quilts: Time-Saving Designs for Fabric Leftovers: https://amzn.to/3WPqmIH 

Further reading

If you’ve enjoyed watching this video, you might like the work of Denise Labadie featured in a video from the Festival of Quilts 2023.

After a great deal of work behind the scenes, I’m pleased to announce that my on-line shop is now Open for Business!

Shop: https://www.catherinehill.art/

A selection of Greeting cards and Giclée Fine Art Prints are now available. Each based on one of my original hand embroidery designs.

Greeting Cards

Greeting cards designs – Worker Bees, Sound of the Kenwood Chef, Covid – 19 Part 1, Giant Cauliflower Harvest, Moors of Home, Matchbox Challenge, Sylko Addict, Time for Tea, Take Time to Smell the Roses and Summer ’76.

Each card is printed onto unbleached 100% recycled 300gsm paper and comes with a 100% Recycled envelope. Packaged in a 100% compostable wrapper.

Giclée Fine Art Prints

Giclée Fine Art Print designs – Sound of the Kenwood Chef, Covid – 19 Part 1, Giant Cauliflower Harvest, Moors of Home, Sylko Addict, Time for Tea, Take Time to Smell the Roses and Summer ’76.

Each giclée is printed with Epson ultrachrome pigmented light-fast inks on Fotospeed platinum etching 285gsm, 100% acid free, cotton & wood pulp mix. This combination produces a print with a lifespan in excess of 100 years.

Each print is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by myself.

Supplies

I’ve carefully curated two sets of DMC embroidery threads for you. The first contains my ‘Go-To Threads’. A collection based on the colour palette I’ve used in the homemade recipe series of work. The second is my colour of choice – the iconic red thread.

Drop me a line and let me know if there’s any other items you’d like included in the shop. Thank you – Catherine.

Ekta Kaul is an award-winning textile artist known for her embroidered maps. Her work is held in collections including Crafts Council, Liberty of London, the Gunnersbury Museum, and Chiswick Library to name a few. Her work is about making with meaning. It enables her to express herself through thread and fabric and to tell stories of place, history and belonging. Stitch connects Ekta to her Indian heritage, especially her mother and ancestors who embroidered. In this exhibition, artist Ekta Kaul explores her connection to place, duality of home, memory and identity through cloth and stitch.

Join Ekta, as she shares the stitches and stories behind her work.

Ekta Kaul: https://www.ektakaul.com/ 

Kantha: Sustainable Textiles and Mindful Making Book by Ekta Kaul: https://amzn.to/4bzk2sX

“I grew up in India surrounded by beautiful textiles. My mother was a prolific needlewoman, along with my grandmother who quilted. Together they instilled a love of textiles in me. As I grappled with the idea of home after I had moved away from India to the UK, embroidery became a way to access the memories and comfort of home and a connection to the women in my family.” Ekta.

Filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2023.

For a little more inspiration, please browse the ‘Meet the Artist’ collection on my YouTube Channel.