Katharine Guerrier

Author of Patchwork Postcards and Pinboard Quilts , Scrap Quilt Projects and Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers

Katharine Guerrier is an acclaimed quilter, teacher and author who has written many books, including Scrap Quilt Sensation and Quilting from Start to Finish (David & Charles).

Katharine Guerrier has been making quilts and embroideries since 1980. She was trained at Camberwell School of Art in London and worked for some years as a teacher.

Katharine's work has been featured in various magazines both British and American, and in her books. She is a regular contributor to current local and national quilt exhibitions, most recently in 'The Festival of Quilts' Birmingham 2003 where one of her entries won a first in its category and in 2007 she was an invited exhibitor. Her work was in 'Rise and Shine' a juried exhibition at the Devon Guild shop in Bovey Tracey, Devon in 2001, the Quilters' Guild exhibition held at Lords Cricket Ground London in 1999, and The American Quilters' Society Exhibition in Paducah, Kentucky. U.S.A. She also works as an occasional consultant exhibition organiser for Forge Mill Needle Museum and for five years taught on the City and Guilds patchwork and quilting course at Hereford Art College.

Her work draws on the traditional motifs of pieced patchwork, developing them to give a contemporary feel. An interest in all the Decorative Arts is the motivation which provides the incentive to attempt to create textiles which are original and collectable.

Patchwork Postcards and Pinboard Quilts shows her approach to the miniature quilt world of postcard quilts, fabric postcards (artist's trading cards) and pinboard quilts.

Scrap Quilt Projects has 10 quick and easy projects using scraps from your quilt fabric stash - ideal for the home, for gifts, or to sell for fundraising.

Scrap Quilt Projects for Babies and Toddlers gives patterns for 10 crib/cradle and play quilts, all made using quick piecing methods and machine quilting.

Go to Katharine's web site: www.katharineguerrier.com

Latest News

Two of our ebooks are in The Sewing Directory's Top Ten Sewing Books of 2011!  At No.4 is One Simple Stitch by Helen M Stevens. At No.6 is Little Welsh Quilts by Mary Jenkins. Well done Helen and Mary. For more information go to: www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/top-10-sewing-books-of-2011/

Now available: Jane Greenoff's latest ebook: Hardanger for the Horrified - Hardanger Embroidery made easy.

We're listed on the online Needlework Show! http://needleworkshow.com/index.html

Reviews

 NEW: Excellent reviews by Karen Platt of Hardanger for the Horrified and Little Welsh Quilts. Go to: www.yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts

Excellent reviews of Hardanger for the Horrified by Jane Greenoff are now coming in:
'This book is ideal for beginners; the video clips really help to show you what you should be doing it's the next best thing to having someone in the room teaching you.'- The Sewing Directory
This is a wonderful CD - I have printed out a project and with the very easy to follow instructions I have completed successfully my first Hardanger piece! The videos are very easy to follow and make it crystal clear on exactly what to do. A fantastic way to learn this technique. I hope there will be many more books like this for stitching! P.S. Minimal computer skills are required!!!! - CT Swinton on Amazon.co.uk

There is a great new review of LIttle Welsh Quilts on The Sewing Directory: 

'This [One Simple Stitch] is a great advance in embroidery technique books with the video instruction, it is much easier to follow and understand than any book I have read' - Karen Platt's Book Reviews

One Simple Stitch by Helen M Stevens has a great review in The Sewing Directory website: http://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/may-book-reviews/ : 'In this great e-book from Rainbow Disks Helen teaches a whole new approach to embroidery.  She simplifies embroidery to such an extent that everyone will want to try.'

See the 3-page article in Patchwork & Quilting magazine, December issue, all about Vivienne Wells and Rainbow Disks! Click here to read the article. You can also see the full article on our Facebook page.

3D Cross Stitch Cards author Meg Evershed is called 'the queen of constructional cross stitch' in New Stitches review, their Issue 213.

Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers has a great review in the Autumn issue of The Quilter, which also has a 2-page extract from Creative Fabric Techniques. See our Facebook page. 

3D Cross Stitch Cards has a fab review on The Sewing Directory .

See the great review of Creative Fabric Techniques on Craftsville. 

And the article about Rainbow Disks, with a review of Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers on the Sewing Directory website: http://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/rainbow-disks/

 Also, go to our Facebook page to see the review of Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers, in Popular Patchwork.

 Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers by Katharine Guerrier -  available now

3D Cross Stitch Cards by Meg Evershed - enhanced ebook with video clips of the author demonstrating techniques - available now