Founded in 2021, Quilt Club Seven Sisters is a community of people from diverse backgrounds who come together to share stories, skills, and creativity through textile work.Grounded in care and collective making, we work across cultures and traditions, often stitching together on large shared quilts.We see quilting not only as an art form, but as a social practice - one that invites experimentation, connection, and conversation. Every Wednesday evening, our studio opens its doors to anyone who wants to explore quilting and textile techniques, with projects ranging from bed quilts to buildings.
The Big House Quilt
In 2022 we wrapped a former textile factory in a massive patchwork quilt and threw a street party for all of our neighbours to enjoy. We ask the questions - who gets to make art? Who is art for? And where can art be?
Big Banner
The weekly practice of holding space for each other, no matter the histories we've inherited, and coming together through making and textiles.
Over the past nine months, we've created this banner collectively, hand-sewing words by Mahmoud Darwish, a poet cherished across Palestine and the world for his humanity, love, and ability to imagine connection beyond borders.
In his poem 'On This Earth', Darwish reminds us to fina hope and beauty in the small, seemingly ordinary, yet profound moments which make up life. Written in 1986, his words are timeless and universal.
At Quilt Club, we welcome people from all walks of life.
Our group includes people from places affected by conflict who have come to the UK seeking safety.
Stitching together each week, sharing stories over cloth, we find hope and solace together.
We pray for peace together.
Only peace. Always peace.
Peace is possible, even after unimaginable loss. It has happened before, and it can happen again.
Our work, week after week, is a small act of believing in that possibility: a radical, all-embracing commitment to peace.
Our banner will travel to where it's needed - to remind people.
Repurpose
Here, we created a backdrop for local dancers, which was later repurposed into four quilts for the Sistah Space safe house for women fleeing Domestic Violence. We design our projects with inclusivity and independent creativity in mind, while still guiding everything toward a cohesive final piece. We always think about the afterlife of our large-scale installations asking how they can become something for the home, carrying a sense of comfort and the memory of having made something together.
