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"Quilting in the Olympic Spirit" is the banner for projects supported by the Quilter's Guild for Olympic Year 2012. The Quilter's Guild is supporting both A Gift of Quilts and Quilts4London. A Gift of Quilts will be presenting a quilt to each country taking part in the Olympics and Paralympics. Quilts4London will be presenting a pennant to each athlete taking part in the Olympics. See their web site www.quilts4london.org.uk
As this is such a prestigious event in the British calendar we propose to have “A Gift of Quilts” quilts displayed at an exhibition in 2012. Watch the web site for details. An illustrated book will be available of the entire collection and a CD of a selection will be on sale too.
Doughty’s of Hereford are sponsoring “A Gift of a Quilt” but more sponsorship will be needed. If you would like to become a sponsor or know of someone who may wish to sponsor the project please contact us. Coats Crafts have also generously sponsored "A Gift of Quilts" (see the item on our home page.)
We will also be joined on the team by Mary Short of Bournemouth who has helped us with the annual Quilters Day at the Fairground events . |
Jenny Rundle has been involved in patchwork and quilting for over 25 years, being a member of local groups and as a member of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles both at a Regional level and local level. The quilt in the photograph "Memories of Den Haag" was selected for showing at Quilt Expo in The Hague and The Quilt Festival in Houston. 
Sharon Garrick has been quilting for nearly 25 years. She is a member of two local groups and has been in the past an Area Representative, Regional Co-Ordinator and AGM Traders Organiser for the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. Sharon works part-time as the Registrar for a Theological College and teaches patchwork and quilting in the south of England and occasionally abroad. Her work has been published in patchwork magazines and on internet web magazines. Visit Sharon's web site at 
