Top 35 UK Quilting Influencers in 2026

1. Dr Jess Bailey

Bio Dr Jess Bailey
mostly in my classroom or writing
Art Historian @edinburghuniversity Scotland
Postgraduate Program Director, Global Premodern Art, MSc *****@ed.ac.uk Instagram Handle @publiclibraryquilts Instagram Followers 53.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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2. Fran Gulick

Bio Thoughtfully created designs for the modern quilter
🧵 Fabric designer w/ Riley Blake • Janome Maker
🇨🇱 Chilena living in Spokane, WA *****@cottonandjoy.com Instagram Handle @cottonandjoy Instagram Followers 33.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Spokane, Washington, United States
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3. Nicholas Ball

Bio 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Improv
Bernina UK
Aurifilosopher
Aurifil Designer
Lucky Spool Author *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @quiltsfromtheattic Instagram Followers 29.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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4. Jenny Haynes

Bio 🇸🇪 in Sheffield, UK conjuring up CURVY..
〰️Quilts
〰️Patterns
〰️Templates
〰️Workshops
〰️Talks
Pappersaxsten.com/shop *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pappersaxsten Instagram Followers 28.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Location Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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5. Chris English

Bio 👍 Quilts using recycled fabric
♻️ Indie fabric designer & screen printer
🧑‍🎨 Poster & Zine graphic designer
🎨 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @afullenglish Instagram Followers 22.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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6. Lucy Brennan

Bio ‎ ‎ ‎ ☽ UK/Europe co-host of the #SaturdayNightCraftAlong ☾
⚞ quilts, sewing, books ⚟
⚞ love BTVS, Dolly, libraries & secondhand ⚟ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @charmaboutyou Instagram Followers 21K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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7. Tori

Bio Sewing every spare second I get, in Solihull (UK) 🧵🪡 Instagram Handle @cloudtori Instagram Followers 19.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location Solihull, England, United Kingdom
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8. Carolyn Forster

Bio Quilter, teacher, author with Search Press, Todays Quilter Magazine. Travel with me at @stitchtopiauk .
Newsletter sign up on website. *****@carolynforster.co.uk Instagram Handle @quiltingonthego Instagram Followers 17.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Location Colchester, England, United Kingdom
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9. Oonagh Griffiths

Bio ★ Welsh Quilter
★ Pattern Designer *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @grapesodastudio Instagram Followers 16.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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10. Lou Orth

Bio ✂️ Modern Quilt and Sewing patterns
@aurifilthread Aurifilosopher
🇬🇧 Instagram Handle @louorthdesigns Instagram Followers 16.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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11. Russell Barratt

Bio Artist & Quilter using repurposed clothes and fabrics ♻️ slow stitching 🧵 🪡✨ Solo gallery Within/Without at FOQ 2026
Sign up for my newsletter 👇 *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @russelljamesbarratt Instagram Followers 15.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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12. Anna Wraith

Bio - quilt pattern designer & teacher
- building your confidence block by block
- shop quilt patterns, join a quilting class👇 *****@thehackneyquilter.co.uk Instagram Handle @thehackneyquilter Instagram Followers 12.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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13. Meg

Bio Snail Seamstress 🐌
Shop @Pigeonwishes.shops *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @postmodern.meg Instagram Followers 11.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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14. Fiona Johnstone

Bio Modern quilter based in Scotland
Creating quilted things and patterns
_ Instagram Handle @spunstraw Instagram Followers 10.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Scotland, United Kingdom
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15. Adam Sews

Bio 🔗www.adamsews.com Tula Pink Stockist
🧵Juki Maker UK
🧵FreespiritFabrics Circle of Makers Ambassador 2025/26
🧵Longarmer/Pattern Designer
📹YT AdamSews *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @adamsews Instagram Followers 10.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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16. Jenni Smith & Kay Walsh

Bio Directors of Quiltfolk Academy and Authors of Quilting with Liberty & Menopause Makes *****@jenni-smith.co.uk Instagram Handle @jenniandkaycreate Instagram Followers 10.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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17. Pam & Nicky Lintott

Bio ❀ mother/daughter quiltmakers, designers & authors
✿ quilts with clever techniques (💜 jelly rolls)
❀ tag us #pamandnickyquilts in your quilt makes *****@pamandnickyquilts.co.uk Instagram Handle @pamandnickyquilts Instagram Followers 8.6K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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18. Jo Westfoot

Bio Jo Westfoot The Crafty Nomad
Helping quilters learn new skills to increase confidence so they love their hobby more!
⬇️ Click for classes & patterns *****@thecraftynomad.co.uk Instagram Handle @thecraftynomadfleet Instagram Followers 8.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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19. Jessie & Robin

Bio 🇬🇧 Est. 2012
We make templates for English Paper Piecing.
Beautiful fabrics & supplies for traditional patchwork and quilting. Exclusive kits + clubs *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sewandquilt Instagram Followers 7.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Location United Kingdom
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20. Sarah Payne

Bio Quilter, author, fabric designer, teacher, TV demonstrator and perpetually busy stitcher! *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @sezpayne Instagram Followers 6.8K Type Nano Gender Female Location Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
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21. Helen

Bio London, UK
Multi Award Winning Quilter FoQs 24 & 23
Creative Neurodivergent *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @and_sew_i Instagram Followers 5.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Location London, England, United Kingdom
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22. Leeann and Kayleigh Murphy

Bio 👭Identical twin sisters Creative 🌸👩‍🌾🧵🧁🐶🚶🏻‍♀️✂️Quilters/Sewers Voluntary Ambassadors @pfaffuk . Accessibility 🇬🇧 Instagram Handle @quiltingtwins Instagram Followers 5.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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23. Cait Lisle

Bio • Patterns • Tech Editing • Talks & Classes • UK
📚 Modern Quilting: First Stitches to Finishing Touches
🌼 Fresh designs for the modern quilter *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @caitlisledesigns Instagram Followers 5.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Location Ely, England, United Kingdom
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24. Paula Steel

Bio Paula Steel Quilts
⭐️ Pattern Designer
⭐️ Author of ‘Modern Rainbow Patchwork Quilts’
⭐️ Technical Editor *****@paulasteelquilts.com Instagram Handle @paulasteel.quilts Instagram Followers 5.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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25. Kathleen Anderson

Bio Classes for beginners in Leicester and Leicestershire 📍
Patterns for new quilters everywhere 🌍 *****@cowdenquiltschool.com Instagram Handle @cowdenquiltschool Instagram Followers 4.2K Type Nano Gender Female Location Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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26. Kimberley Arnold

Bio - Lifelike animal FPP portraits
-Zoology nerd
-Human made, no AI here
-Email sign up and buy patterns 👇 *****@gmail.co.uk Instagram Handle @griffinandthebearstudio Instagram Followers 4.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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27. Tracy Perks

Bio Creative Designer at my Scottish Cottage Studio. Designing Quilt Patterns. Quilt Retreats & Workshops. YouTube.Teaching. Sewing St. Guest Designer. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rope_and_anchor_trading_co Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Location Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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28. 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 #ImInTheGuild
📍: Bucks, UK Instagram Handle @londonquilt Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (3mo) +22% Type Nano Gender Male Location Chiswick, England, United Kingdom
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29. Jo Baird

Bio *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @quiltydoings Instagram Followers 1.3K Type Nano Gender Female Location Scotland, United Kingdom
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30. Lucy Engels

Bio *****@lucyengels.com Instagram Handle @_lucyengels Instagram Followers 21K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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31. Lorna Fairey

Bio 🌾 Crafting a quiet, colourful life in the English countryside
🖊️ Content, copywriting, comms & creative collabs Instagram Handle @walkpaperscissors Instagram Followers 11.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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32. Nicola Dodd

Bio 🇬🇧Garden lover, dog tickler, quilt maker...
CakeStand Quilts shop account: @cakestandquilts Instagram Handle @nicolajdodd Instagram Followers 5.5K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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33. Charlo

Bio Palaeontologist by day. Crafter and cat wrangler by night. Instagram Handle @quiltification Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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34. Hannah

Bio Quilter ✂📐
Teacher, Pattern Tester,
@sheffield.mqg Founder & Chairperson
Runner 🏃‍♀️ *****@stitchandrun.com Instagram Handle @stitchnrun Instagram Followers 1.1K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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35. Natalie Bell-Surette

Bio Keeping good company
Quilter, Knitter, Maker
Currently hibernating *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @natoley Instagram Followers 1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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