Carolyn Forster

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Carolyn Forster is a best-selling quilting author, with over 150,000 books sold worldwide. She started making quilts when she was a teenager, and her passion for patchwork and quilting led her to study Textiles at Bath Spa University, UK. Since then, she has taught patchwork, quilting and embroidery both in the UK and the USA, and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Today’s Quilter and French magazine Magic Patch. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK.

www.carolynforster.co.uk | @quiltingonthego

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1930s Quilts | Carolyn Forster at the American Museum and Gardens

Carolyn Forster, best-selling author and quiltmaker is back from an incredibly successful book launch...

Free Project | Coffee Cup Table Runner from 1930s Quilts!

Make this quilt motif from 1935! This stylised quilt motif first appeared in the Kansas City Star newspaper...

Free Project | Flying Geese Quilt - The Easy Guide to Machine Quiltmaking

Looking for a way to use up your fabric stash? Want to use small amounts of a fabric that you love, to...

Creative Culture | 1930s Quilts - The Creativity of the Great Depression Era

As makers we all know that a lot of our crafts have a storied and rich past. Quilting is no different!...

Book Launch | Carolyn Forster Live on Sewing Street PLUS Free Sewing Instructions!

Join Carolyn Forster and John Scott live on Sewing Street on Sunday 8th February from 8AM! Carolyn will...

Visit Sewing for Pleasure 2022

If you have a passion for sewing, knitting, patchwork or stitching then Sewing For Pleasure is the place...

Japanese Knot Bags by Carolyn Forster

Size: 13 x 13in (33 x 33cm), flat These traditional Japanese bags are cleverly made from a rectangle...

Starry Table Runner & Coaster with Carolyn Forster

Spruce up your dining table this Christmas! I used the little 5in (13cm) stars from 20 to Stitch: Mini...

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Sewcial Retreat with Carolyn Forster

Starts: 26th Feb 27

Ends: 28th Feb 27