Top 40 UK Quilting Influencers in 2025
UK Quilting Influencers
Here are Top 40 UK Quilting Influencers
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 Are you a creator? Submit your profile to get listed and be discovered by brands in your niche!Submit
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 31KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
3. Jenny Haynes
Bio 🇸🇪 in Sheffield, UK conjuring up CURVY..〰️Quilts〰️Patterns〰️Templates〰️Workshops〰️Talks ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @pappersaxstenInstagram Followers 26.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
4. Nicholas Ball
Bio 🏴ImprovBernina UKAurifilosopherAurifil DesignerLucky Spool Author ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @quiltsfromtheatticInstagram Followers 26KType 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 15.7KType 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 15.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
11. 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 11.5KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
12. Fiona Johnstone
Bio Modern quilter based in ScotlandCreating quilted things and patterns#aurifilartisan2024 #rubystarmakers2025Husqvarna Viking Ambassador _Instagram Handle @spunstrawInstagram Followers 9.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
13. Anna Wraith
Bio - Quilt pattern designer & teacher- Shop @thehackneyquiltershop - FREE quilt pattern & newsletter👇 ****@thehackneyquilter.co.ukInstagram Handle @thehackneyquilterInstagram Followers 9.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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 7.1KType NanoGender Female
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18. 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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19. 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
20. Nicola Dodd
Bio 🇬🇧Garden lover, dog tickler, quilt maker... CakeStand Quilts shop account: @cakestandquiltsInstagram Handle @nicolajdoddInstagram Followers 5.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
21. Helen
Bio London, UKMulti Award Winning Quilter FoQs 24 & 23Creative Neurodivergent ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @and_sew_iInstagram Followers 5.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. Tracy Perks
Bio Tracy Perks, 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
26. Charlo
Bio Palaeontologist by day. Crafter and cat wrangler by night.Instagram Handle @quiltificationInstagram Followers 2.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
27. 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
28. Jo Baird
Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @quiltydoingsInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
29. Hannah
Bio Quilter ✂📐 Teacher, Pattern Tester, @sheffield.mqg Founder & Chairperson Runner 🏃♀️ ****@stitchandrun.comInstagram Handle @stitchnrunInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
30. Natalie Bell-Surette
Bio Keeping good companyQuilter, Knitter, MakerCurrently hibernating ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @natoleyInstagram Followers 1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact
31. Lorna Fairey
Bio 🤲🏻 Creating through the seasons 🌿 Simple(ish) living & countryside dwelling 🖊️ Editor @homes_antiquesInstagram Handle @walkpaperscissorsInstagram Followers 12KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
32. 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
33. 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
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