February | 2015 | Talking Quilts

It’s good to talk

Posted in: British Patchwork and Quilting|20th February 2015

Vicky Martin started working for The Quilters’ Guild as the Talking Quilts Project Manager in April 2014. TalkingQuilts is an oral history project to capture, preserve and share the stories of UK quilters. The project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and overseen by a Project Committee. The project is volunteer-led, as quilters are trained to conduct the interviews, use the audio recording equipment and transcribe interviews. Vicky tells us about her introduction to the world of quilting…