QUILT JAMBOREE, FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026
This event is now sold out. If you would like to join the waitlist, please email [email protected].
As part of the Museum of the Home’s What the Folk? Fest, Selvedge invites you to the Quilt Jamboree—a thoughtful and celebratory gathering around the rich traditions and contemporary possibilities of the quilt. Bringing together makers, researchers, and textile enthusiasts from around the world, the day features presentations from contemporary quiltmakers Jessie Cutts of Cutts & Sons, Elli Beaven of Wholecloth Studio, and Julius Arthur of House of Quinn. Talks will also be given by Jamie Swartz, Collections Manager at the International Quilt Museum and textile artist, author and kantha specialist, Ekta Kaul.
The series of talks will explore the cultural histories and personal narratives stitched into quilts, while an object study session offers the chance to examine remarkable examples up close and discuss their techniques and stories. Participants will engage in rotating sessions including an object study and discussion of Gee’s Bend quilts with Kate Hebert, Chief Curator at the American Museum & Gardens, and an English Paper Piecing workshop with Catherine-Marie Longtin.
There will be time to explore Museum of the Home and its gardens, linger in conversation, and enjoy the convivial spirit that quilting so often fosters.
Your ticket includes refreshments and a sandwich buffet for lunch.
DATE & TIME
Friday 19 June 2026, 10.30 - 4.30 p.m.
THE VENUE
Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Rd, London E2 8EA
Housed within a row of Grade I-listed eighteenth-century almshouses in Hoxton, the museum explores the evolving meaning of domestic life through rooms, objects and stories spanning more than four centuries. Visitors can wander through the museum’s evocative period interiors or step outside into the tranquil gardens.
SPEAKERS
Free-form Quiltmaking with Jessie Cutts of Cutts & Sons
Jessie Cutts, working as Cutts & Sons explores the possibilities and limitations of form and colour through fabric, using traditional quilting techniques. Bringing together a 20 year background in graphic and communication design, illustration and a lot of making on the side, Jessie works to create artwork and objects that elevate quilting to something that can be enjoyed in a new and modern way. While the pieces are created using patchwork and quilting stitches, the designs take an organic, free-form approach to pattern and line work. These are ‘made’ artworks, using a domestic, functional craft to create pieces that are at once modern, colourful and textural.
House of Quinn is a multidisciplinary studio founded by artist and maker Julius in 2016. Rooted in the intersection of art, design and craft, the practice explores process, material and meaning through a dialogue between traditional techniques and contemporary design. Julius is the author of Modern Quilting: A Contemporary Guide to Quilting by Hand. Exploring personal narratives, memory and a sense of place through constructed forms, stitch and cloth, Julius’s work reflects on abstraction through traditional craft techniques, with quilt making as a central process in his practice.
The International Quilt Museum's mission is to build a global collection and audience that celebrate the cultural and artistic significance of quilts. The International Quilt Museum is located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus at 33rd and Holdrege streets. The museum has the world's largest publicly held quilt collection, dating from the 1600s to present and representing 69 countries. In this talk, Collections Manager, Jamie Swartz, explores how quilts reflect over 250 years of American history, culture, and identity. Drawing on examples from the museum’s collection, he highlights how quilts tell stories of everyday life, community traditions, migration, and social change.
Geffrye Street is a pedestrianised zone with no traffic and some cobbled paving. There is step-free access to the museum from Geffrye Street.
For more information on getting to the venue, please visit the museum's website here.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Museum of the Home's What the Folk? Fest (13 - 21 June 2026) journeys through an expansive and inclusive celebration of folk traditions, the stories they’ve told through time, and the practices that are woven through our homes, cultures, and landscapes. The programme kicks off with a Folk Fair art market, and unfolds into nine days of creative workshops, music shaped by global folk influences, talks and tours through our gardens, and family fun, culminating in a full day of Summer Solstice celebrations.
Event Cancellation Policy
All bookings are non-refundable. However, if you let us know that you are unable to attend an event you have booked at least two weeks before the event, we will open up your place. If we find another participant, you will be offered a credit note.
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This event is now sold out. If you would like to join the waitlist, please email [email protected].
As part of the Museum of the Home’s What the Folk? Fest, Selvedge invites you to the Quilt Jamboree—a thoughtful and celebratory gathering around the rich traditions and contemporary possibilities of the quilt. Bringing together makers, researchers, and textile enthusiasts from around the world, the day features presentations from contemporary quiltmakers Jessie Cutts of Cutts & Sons, Elli Beaven of Wholecloth Studio, and Julius Arthur of House of Quinn. Talks will also be given by Jamie Swartz, Collections Manager at the International Quilt Museum and textile artist, author and kantha specialist, Ekta Kaul.
The series of talks will explore the cultural histories and personal narratives stitched into quilts, while an object study session offers the chance to examine remarkable examples up close and discuss their techniques and stories. Participants will engage in rotating sessions including an object study and discussion of Gee’s Bend quilts with Kate Hebert, Chief Curator at the American Museum & Gardens, and an English Paper Piecing workshop with Catherine-Marie Longtin.
There will be time to explore Museum of the Home and its gardens, linger in conversation, and enjoy the convivial spirit that quilting so often fosters.
Your ticket includes refreshments and a sandwich buffet for lunch.
DATE & TIME
Friday 19 June 2026, 10.30 - 4.30 p.m.
THE VENUE
Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Rd, London E2 8EA
Housed within a row of Grade I-listed eighteenth-century almshouses in Hoxton, the museum explores the evolving meaning of domestic life through rooms, objects and stories spanning more than four centuries. Visitors can wander through the museum’s evocative period interiors or step outside into the tranquil gardens.
SPEAKERS
Free-form Quiltmaking with Jessie Cutts of Cutts & Sons
Jessie Cutts, working as Cutts & Sons explores the possibilities and limitations of form and colour through fabric, using traditional quilting techniques. Bringing together a 20 year background in graphic and communication design, illustration and a lot of making on the side, Jessie works to create artwork and objects that elevate quilting to something that can be enjoyed in a new and modern way. While the pieces are created using patchwork and quilting stitches, the designs take an organic, free-form approach to pattern and line work. These are ‘made’ artworks, using a domestic, functional craft to create pieces that are at once modern, colourful and textural.
House of Quinn is a multidisciplinary studio founded by artist and maker Julius in 2016. Rooted in the intersection of art, design and craft, the practice explores process, material and meaning through a dialogue between traditional techniques and contemporary design. Julius is the author of Modern Quilting: A Contemporary Guide to Quilting by Hand. Exploring personal narratives, memory and a sense of place through constructed forms, stitch and cloth, Julius’s work reflects on abstraction through traditional craft techniques, with quilt making as a central process in his practice.
The International Quilt Museum's mission is to build a global collection and audience that celebrate the cultural and artistic significance of quilts. The International Quilt Museum is located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus at 33rd and Holdrege streets. The museum has the world's largest publicly held quilt collection, dating from the 1600s to present and representing 69 countries. In this talk, Collections Manager, Jamie Swartz, explores how quilts reflect over 250 years of American history, culture, and identity. Drawing on examples from the museum’s collection, he highlights how quilts tell stories of everyday life, community traditions, migration, and social change.
Geffrye Street is a pedestrianised zone with no traffic and some cobbled paving. There is step-free access to the museum from Geffrye Street.
For more information on getting to the venue, please visit the museum's website here.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Museum of the Home's What the Folk? Fest (13 - 21 June 2026) journeys through an expansive and inclusive celebration of folk traditions, the stories they’ve told through time, and the practices that are woven through our homes, cultures, and landscapes. The programme kicks off with a Folk Fair art market, and unfolds into nine days of creative workshops, music shaped by global folk influences, talks and tours through our gardens, and family fun, culminating in a full day of Summer Solstice celebrations.
Event Cancellation Policy
All bookings are non-refundable. However, if you let us know that you are unable to attend an event you have booked at least two weeks before the event, we will open up your place. If we find another participant, you will be offered a credit note.
