BQSG Supports Research Proposals

The Quilters’ Guild - British Quilt Study Group

Are you interested in the history and development of British patchwork and quilting?

Do you want to find answers to things that puzzle you?

Do you want to discover how particular techniques or dyes were developed?

Do you have a single quilt or style of quilts you want to research?

Do you want to research contemporary practice?

The British Quilt Study Group, a special interest group of The Quilters’ Guild, holds an annual seminar where research papers on these topics are presented. The papers are then published in the annual journal ‘Quilt Studies’.

We are now calling for ideas for papers for the 2025 September/October seminar and want to hear from people who would like to submit proposals for papers. At this stage, all that is required is a 500-word abstract detailing your idea. The BQSG Research Panel will help you develop your ideas with suggestions and guidance.

If you have a project in mind but feel that you cannot pursue it due to cost, BQSG offers an annual bursary of up to £500 to contribute towards additional research costs. The bursary could be used for attending the seminar, travel and accommodation costs for your research, childcare, copying and reproduction fees or other agreed costs necessary to your project.

Email [email protected] to find out how to submit an abstract and how to apply for the bursary. The closing date for receiving abstracts is 30th November 2024 (later submissions may be considered at the discretion of the Research Panel). The closing date for applications for the bursary is 7 January 2025.

If you would like to read papers from previous seminars, copies of Quilt Studies can be bought from the Quilters’ Guild shop at www.quiltersguildshop.org.uk/

The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles is the national organisation for people involved in patchwork and quilting. The British Quilt Study Group is one of five specialist groups within The Guild and provides a forum for people interested in the history, development and contemporary practice of patchwork and quilting. See https://bqsg.quiltersguild.org.uk/

Further information is available from Liz Nally, Research Administrator, at [email protected]