The Festival of Quilts
19^th – 22nd August 2010
NEC Birmingham England

The Festival of Quilts is the largest and most eagerly anticipated event in the patchwork and quilting calendar anywhere in Europe.

Those who adore textiles, whilst not pretending to have a specific love for quilts, have also come to recognise the sheer spectacle afforded by The Festival of Quilts. You certainly don’t need to be a maker to be transfixed by the beauty, colour and artistry, which surrounds you within this massive event.

The passion for quilting seems even stronger in 2010 with the Victoria & Albert Museum – the UK’s most prestigious institution dedicated to art and design – focusing on patchwork and quilting.

Last year over 30,000 people travelled from over 50 countries around the globe demonstrating the sheer scale of The Festival of Quilts.

Quilts are displayed in their thousands and come in many guises from both competition entrants and professional artists such as Kaffe Fassett, Susan Shie and Jane Dunnewold.

For some the origins of the quilt as a bedcover are fully respected. For others the essential disciplines are challenged, the rules are explored and boundaries broken. All aspects of quilting can be found within the Festival – nothing is ignored.

But the Festival is also about ‘doing’. Vast numbers of workshops and lectures are presented to allow both the beginner or the expert to explore new territory. The shopping is immense and never has there been a greater variety of patchwork and quilting suppliers gathered together under one roof anywhere in Europe.

WIN FREE TICKETS TO THE SHOW

Birmingham101 is offering you the chance to win one of three pairs of tickets to The Festival of Quilts 2010
For a chance to win, answer the following:

Name one of the professional artists whose quilts will be on display

CLICK HERE to e-mail us your answer.
 Please put "Quilts" as your subject and remember to include your name, address and phone number so that we can send the lucky winners their prizes. 

The draw will take place on 1st. August 2010

Good luck !

For tickets call 01394 288521 or visit www.twistedthread.com