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New Release: Quilt Studies Issue 27 Explores Rural Craft, Research and Quilt History
BQSG News - 11th May 2026
From mosaic patchwork to the legacy of Elizabeth Hake, the latest issue of Quilt Studies brings together new research and fresh perspectives from members of the British Quilt Study Group.
After a very successful Seminar in Reading in October of last year, the research journal of the British Quilt Study Group, Quilt Studies Issue 27, has now been published.
Reading is the location for the Museum of English Rural Life, and the first excursion was to this fascinating extension of the University of Reading. Housed close to the city centre, members were able to enjoy the collections of the Museum, both in terms of artefacts from farming communities and the eclectic collection of quilts, where again the misnomer ‘English Paper Piecing’ was found, and gently corrected to ‘Mosaic Patchwork’. Of particular interest were quilts made under the auspices of the Rural Industries Bureau.
Four papers were delivered at the Seminar. Katherine Gough, who had intrigued members at the Seminar in Leeds with the notebooks and templates of her grandmother, brought us up to date on the work of Sarah Marion Davies, her work with the Rural Industries Bureau in South Wales and her legacy, including the quilt pattern Abertridwr Star, named after Marion’s home village.
Bridget Long introduced us to the work of Catherine Hutton.
Dorothy Osler delved into the life and legacy of Elizabeth Hake whose book, English Quilting Old & New, first published in 1937 sparked a wave of interest in patchwork and quilting. Such was her dedication and fascination with the art that she took lessons from the aptly named Miss Stamp, from the Post Office in Luppitt, a village in Devon.
Lix Nally and Kate Smith ably demonstrated that distance is no bar to collaboration when it comes to research in their quest to see if there was any truth in the assertion that a particular type of quilt was to be found only in Swaledale in Yorkshire. Their comprehensive survey…
The next Seminar will be held at the Abbey Hotel in Malvern from 15–17 October 2026. For more information please contact the Seminar Organiser at [email protected].
Linda Lane Thornton
Editor, Quilt Studies
May 2026
Interested in quilt history, research and textile heritage?
Quilt Studies Issue 27 is available now from Quiltworks. Explore the latest edition and order your copy here.
