The Scottish Quilting Show

GLASGOW. SEC. The Scottish Quilting Show and the Creative Craft Show

WORKS OF ART: POWERFUL AND EMOTIVE QUILTS GO ON DISPLAY IN GLASGOW THIS SPRING

The Scottish Quilting Show and the Creative Craft Show returns to the SEC in Glasgow from 3rd to 6th March, celebrating the skills and talents of crafters and inspiring visitors to take up a hobby of their own.
The Scottish Quilting Show is a world-class showcase of patchwork and quilting bringing together a range of exciting exhibitions from leading quilt artists and groups from around the globe. As the one-stop patch worker’s paradise for Scotland, this is the show to visit for supplies, galleries, competitions, workshops and talks.
The Glasgow-based show in March will host the ‘Changing Minds Around The World’ project - a collection of 40 quilted wall hangings produced by forty individual quilters from different countries including Russia, Canada, Qatar, Israel, Sweden, Greece, Kenya, New Zealand and Indonesia. Ann Hill BEM, Quilter in Residence at Alzheimer Scotland, started the global collection with the aim to show how people view the same things but see them very differently.

Ann says, “The pieces begin with inspiration and each piece reveals individual memories, hopes and dreams. It is absolutely fascinating to see how the changing mind interprets a picture or image in so many ways. It’s a truly magnificent project to have been a part of and we’re delighted to be able to bring it to The Scottish Quilting Show this year.”

Also featuring at the show year will be an immense exhibition from Contemporary Quilt, special interest group of The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. Celebrating the group’s 20th Anniversary, their ‘Unchartered’ exhibition of 42 double sided quilts will be on display for the very first time at the SEC. The quilts explore ideas of land, sea and space, historical documents, the natural world and even include recent challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The show will also host the annual Scottish Quilting Competition. Entrants are invited to enter their handiwork into this year’s competition with £500 worth of prizes to be won per category. There are 7 quilting categories to enter, suitable for those new to the craft or those that have been honing patchworking skills for years.
The Scottish Quilting Show will be welcoming other influential artists in the world of quilts who will be hosting workshops and demonstrations on each day of the show:

LEAH HIGGINS
Textile artist and printmaker Leah Higgins’ is inspired by the urban and industrial landscapes of her home city of Manchester and has exhibited internationally. Her textile art has developed from a life-long love of working with textiles and stitch.

JENNIE RAYMENT
International fabric and textile engineer, Jennie is an acclaimed tutor, lecturer, author and TV d