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Joe Cunningham – Meet the Artist

Joe Cunningham has been a professional quilter for 44 years and has written a dozen books, many magazine articles, museum catalogue essays and papers on the subject of quilts. He has lectured at museums, universities and for quilt guilds and conferences internationally. 

Join Joe as he shares his work inspired by his love of traditional quilts.

Joe Cunningham: https://www.joecunninghamquilts.com/ 

Quilt by Joe Cunningham.
Quilt by Joe Cunningham.

“After many years spent studying, copying and imitating 19th century quilts and quilt styles, I made the decision to create my own style. While these quilts seem to be foreign to the common ideas of the tradition, it was my studies of the tradition that showed me how to create freely and in my own abstract language”. His quilts can be found in major museums in the US and in many private collections.

Quilt by Joe Cunningham.
Quilt by Joe Cunningham.

Filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2023

For a more inspiration, please browse the ‘Meet the Artist’ collection on my YouTube Channel.

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Kay Leech – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Collection. Today it features the beautiful embroidered quilts by artist Kay Leech.

Join Kay as she shares her body of work inspired by the Cumbrian Fells in the North of England.

Kay takes inspiration from the Wainwright’s books and uses hand dyed cloth and thread to document the ever changing rugged landscape on her walks. 

Kay Leech:  https://www.instagram.com/kayleechtextiles/  / https://www.kayleech.co.uk/

Art by Kay Leech
Art by Kay Leech

Every year at the Festival of Quilts, work from the UK’s leading textile artist students, selected by City & Guilds, are given the opportunity to showcase their final year’s work. 

Inspired by Cumbria in the North of England
Inspired by Cumbria in the North of England

Filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2022.

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African American Quilt Exhibition

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube ‘Meet the Artist’ Collection. Today it features the stunning African American Quilt Exhibition from the Robert Cargo Collection of the International Quilt Museum Nebraska.

African-American quilts are a significant segment of quilt history. In this video Carolyn Ducey, Curator of Collections, shares these stunning quilts and explains the stories behind the artworks.

African American Quilt Exhibition
African American Quilt Exhibition

African-American quilts come in every imaginable style: traditional patterns and original patterns, bold colours and subdued colours, as well as pieced quilts and story quilts. Like all American quilts, they vary from region to region, from era to era, and from person to person. 

For twenty years, Dr. Robert Cargo, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, championed self-taught artists, especially African-American quilt makers from his home state. In 2000, the International Quilt Museum acquired a portion of his collection, which spans the twentieth century and represents locales all over Alabama, including urban areas such as Birmingham, rural areas like Greene County, and now-famous communities such as Gee’s Bend.

Filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2022.

Quilt from the Robert Cargo Collection
Quilt from the Robert Cargo Collection

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