Talking Quilts update

You may remember the feature in the February 2015 issue by Talking Quilts Project Manager Vicky Martin. The project has been going from strength to strength since then and the Talking Quilts Committee invited me to attend a reception to celebrate the success of Talking Quilts: Saving Quilter’s Stories and the project’s exhibition, ‘Talking Quilts: Family Connections’ which was on display at the Festival of Quilts, Birmingham in August.

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It’s good to talk

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…

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