Top 40 UK Quilting Influencers in 2025

1. Dr Jess Bailey

Bio Dr Jess Baileywriter, art historian👩🏻‍🏫 History of Art Department @edinburghuniversity 📖 Many Hands Make a Quilt ****@ed.ac.ukInstagram Handle @publiclibraryquiltsInstagram Followers 46KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

2. Fran Gulick

Bio Thoughtfully created designs for the modern quilter 🧵 Fabric designer • Janome Maker🇨🇱 Chilena living in Spokane, WA ****@cottonandjoy.comInstagram Handle @cottonandjoyInstagram Followers 30.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

3. Jenny Haynes

Bio 🇸🇪 in Sheffield, UK conjuring up CURVY..〰️Quilts〰️Patterns〰️Templates〰️Workshops〰️Talkspappersaxsten.com/shopQuilting Retreat in 🇫🇷 : ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @pappersaxstenInstagram Followers 26KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

4. Nicholas Ball

Bio 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿ImprovBernina UKAurifilosopherAurifil DesignerLucky Spool Author ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @quiltsfromtheatticInstagram Followers 25.7KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

5. Lucy Brennan

Bio ‎ ‎ ‎ ☽ UK/Europe co-host of the #SaturdayNightCraftAlong ☾⚞ quilting, stitching and making my way in the world today ⚟ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @charmaboutyouInstagram Followers 21.3KType MicroGender Female
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6. Chris English

Bio 👍 #quilting📕 #quiltfolk 🧵 #aurifildesigner ♻️ #reusereducerecycle🎨 #fabricdesigner🇺🇦 #standwithukraine ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @afullenglishInstagram Followers 20KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

7. Tori

Bio Sewing every spare second I get, in Solihull (UK) 🧵🪡Instagram Handle @cloudtoriInstagram Followers 19.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

8. Oonagh Griffiths

Bio Spring Market now LIVE!🌸🌱 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @grapesodastudioInstagram Followers 15.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

9. Carolyn Forster

Bio Quilter, teacher, author with Search Press, Landauer Publishing, Todays Quilter Magazine, Arena Travel.Newsletter sign up on website. ****@carolynforster.co.ukInstagram Handle @quiltingonthegoInstagram Followers 15.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

10. Lou Orth

Bio ✂️ Modern Quilt and Sewing patterns@vlieseline_uk Ambassador @rubystarsociety 2025 Maker⭐️Gather and Sew BOM⭐️🇬🇧 Living in the UKInstagram Handle @louorthdesignsInstagram Followers 15KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

11. Lorna Fairey

Bio 🤲🏻 Creating through the seasons 🌿 Simple(ish) living & countryside dwelling 🖊️ Editor @homes_antiquesInstagram Handle @walkpaperscissorsInstagram Followers 12KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

12. Russell Barratt

Bio Artist and quilter using only repurposed clothes and fabrics and good vibes 🟡♻️ sign up for my occasional newsletter 👇 ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @russelljamesbarrattInstagram Followers 10.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

13. Fiona Johnstone

Bio Modern quilter based in ScotlandCreating quilted things and patterns#aurifilartisan2024 #rubystarmakers2025Husqvarna Viking Ambassador _Instagram Handle @spunstrawInstagram Followers 9.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

14. Anna Wraith

Bio - Quilt pattern designer & teacher- Shop @thehackneyquiltershop - FREE quilt pattern & newsletter👇 ****@thehackneyquilter.co.ukInstagram Handle @thehackneyquilterInstagram Followers 9.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

15. Jenni Smith & Kay Walsh

Bio Globe-trotting quilters and dressmakers on a mission to get everyone stitching and smiling. New book Menopause Makes is out now! ****@jenni-smith.co.ukInstagram Handle @jenniandkaycreateInstagram Followers 9.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

16. Pam & Nicky Lintott

Bio ❀ mother/daughter quiltmakers, designers & authors ✿ quilts with clever techniques (💜 jelly rolls) ❀ tag us #pamandnickyquilts in your quilt makes ****@pamandnickyquilts.co.ukInstagram Handle @pamandnickyquiltsInstagram Followers 8.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

17. Jessie & Robin

Bio 🇬🇧 Est. 2012 We make templates for English Paper Piecing.Beautiful fabrics & supplies for traditional patchwork and quilting. Exclusive kits + clubs ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @sewandquiltInstagram Followers 7.3KType Nano Get Email Contact

18. Jo Westfoot

Bio Jo Westfoot The Crafty NomadHelping quilters learn new skills to increase confidence so they can actualise their creative ideasClick for classes⬇️ ****@thecraftynomad.co.ukInstagram Handle @thecraftynomadfleetInstagram Followers 7KType NanoGender Female
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19. Sarah Payne

Bio Quilter, author, fabric designer, teacher, TV demonstrator and perpetually busy stitcher! ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @sezpayneInstagram Followers 6.8KType NanoGender Female
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20. Adam Sews

Bio 🧵Vlogger/ Owner www.adamsews.com🧵Juki Ambassador 🧵Creator FreespiritFabrics Circle of Makers 2025🧵Bagmaker/ Bag Pattern Designer/ Quilter ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @adamsewsInstagram Followers 6.6KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

21. Nicola Dodd

Bio 🇬🇧Garden lover, dog tickler, quilt maker... CakeStand Quilts shop account: @cakestandquiltsInstagram Handle @nicolajdoddInstagram Followers 5.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

22. Helen

Bio London, UKMulti Award Winning Quilter FoQs 24 & 23Creative Neurodivergent ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @and_sew_iInstagram Followers 5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

23. Paula Steel

Bio Paula Steel Quilts⭐️ Pattern Designer⭐️ Author of ‘Modern Rainbow Patchwork Quilts’⭐️ Technical Editor ****@paulasteelquilts.comInstagram Handle @paulasteel.quiltsInstagram Followers 5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

24. Leeann and Kayleigh Murphy

Bio 👭Identical twin sisters Creative 🌸👩‍🌾🧵🧁🐶🚶🏻‍♀️✂️Quilters/Sewers, kind,Ambassadors @pfaffuk was at @abakhanfabrics 🌈Pattern testers. Accessibility,Instagram Handle @quiltingtwinsInstagram Followers 5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

25. Cait Lisle

Bio 🌸 Fresh designs for the modern quilter📖 “Modern Quilting” book OUT NOW🌈 Pattern Designer // Tutor // Tech Editor ****@outlook.comInstagram Handle @caitlisledesignsInstagram Followers 4.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

26. Kathleen Anderson

Bio Classes for beginners in Leicester and Leicestershire 📍 Patterns for new quilters everywhere 🌍 ****@cowdenquiltschool.comInstagram Handle @cowdenquiltschoolInstagram Followers 4.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

27. Kimberley Arnold

Bio - Lifelike animal FPP portraits-Aurifil Artisan 2024/25-Zoology nerd-Email sign up and buy patterns 👇 ****@gmail.co.ukInstagram Handle @griffinandthebearstudioInstagram Followers 3.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

28. Tracy Perks

Bio Quilt Pattern DesignerEasy and beginner quilt patternsLoves Free Motion EmbroideryLiving on a 62ft narrowboat on the Grand Union Canal ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @rope_and_anchor_trading_coInstagram Followers 2.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

29. Charlo

Bio Palaeontologist by day. Crafter and cat wrangler by night.Instagram Handle @quiltificationInstagram Followers 2.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

30. Charlie M

Bio I chop perfectly good things up and put them back together again all day 🎥📺✂️ and I do it again all night ✂️🪡🧵#MenQuiltToo 📍: Chiswick, LondonInstagram Handle @londonquiltInstagram Followers 1.3KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

31. Jo Baird

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @quiltydoingsInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

32. Hannah

Bio Quilter ✂📐 Teacher, Pattern Tester, @sheffield.mqg Founder & Chairperson Runner 🏃‍♀️ ****@stitchandrun.comInstagram Handle @stitchnrunInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

33. Natalie Bell-Surette

Bio Keeping good companyQuilter, Knitter, MakerCurrently hibernating ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @natoleyInstagram Followers 1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

34. Claire Campion

Bio Made Just Sew ~ Modern QuilterQuilt Pattern DesignerAurifil Artisan 2022🧵Shop here👇🏻 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @madejustsewInstagram Followers 14.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

35. Meg

Bio Snail Seamstress 🐌Shop @Pigeonwishes.shops ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @postmodern.megInstagram Followers 11.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

36. Lucy Engels

Bio Contemporary Quilter & Visual ArtistEnquiries: ****@lucyengels.comEdinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Instagram Handle @_lucyengelsInstagram Followers 21.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact