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Attend a live lecture with Kaffe Fassett

Join us on 30 October for a live lecture and Q&Q with Kaffe Fassett!

Kaffe’s lecture will explore how to find and value the importance of colour in design, highlighting work from his latest projects and collaborations, including his patchwork, fabric, needlepoint, mosaics, painting and knitting designs.

What's On in 2020?

Given that our annual celebration of The Festival of Quilts had to be postponed to 2021, we have introduced brand new initiatives to bring the quilting community together online for a host of activities and events until we can meet again.

Read on for more on Beyond The Festival of Quilts, our Virtual Quilt Competition 2020 and Fine Art Textiles Awards.

FOQ Highlights

Book Tickets

Tickets to the Festival of Quilts are on sale now!

BOOK TICKETS

Textile Galleries

Be inspired by work from leading international textile artists and museum collections in our 2022 Textile Gallery. Including works from: Danny Amazonas, Sarah Hibbert, European Quilt Association, and more.

View Textile Galleries

The Fine Art Textiles Award 2022

The Fine Art Textiles Award (FATA) recognises the creative talents and skills of a broad community of high-calibre textile artists and celebrates textiles’ rightful place amongst high art.

See 2022 Shortlist

Quilt Competition 2022

The FOQ Quilt Competition is open for entries! The competition aims to promote and encourage all aspects of patchwork, quilting and applique to enable quiltmakers at all levels to exhibit their work. As such, the competitions are an integral part…

ENTER 2022 COMPETITION

Shopping Opportunities

You’ll find unbeatable shopping opportunities with exhibitors selling fabric, thread, wadding, fat quarters, sewing machines & more! You won’t be going home empty handed!

SEE 2022 EXHIBITOR LIST

Workshops & Talks

From complete beginners to expert quilters, our workshop programme catered to all abilities and interests, with classes ranging from 30 minute demonstrations and one-hour workshops to academy classes for the more advanced crafters.

VIEW WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

What People Say

The artistry was amazing; there are some very talented quilters out there. It has given me the urge to become more creative with my time behind my sewing machine. Congratulations on what I'm sure will be a sell out of a show.

It was so good we visited the festival twice! For anyone that enjoys crafts, sewing, quilting or interested in having a go, I would strongly suggest going along and having a great day out. 10/10

Absolutely incredible works of art! Feel honoured to have seen these quilts close up - Superb!

I spent two very happy days at The Festival of Quilts, the ambiance was incredible, and there was enough room between the stalls to move easily, the quilts were fantastic, and everyone I spoke to were saying it was the best one ever, a wonderful day!

My daughter and I paid our first visit on Friday... We were totally blown away by the quilts on display and had a fantastic time shopping too. Will definitely return next year. Thank you so much for all the hard work in putting on such a magnificent show!

Fantastic show with lots to see, do and buy! Made all the more special with my daughter winning the Young Quilter of the year (5-8 years). Will be back next year!