For April's Quilt of the Month, we are sharing this beautiful piece from U.K.-based artist Lynn Setterington.  

From the artist:

“This quilt celebrates and acknowledges the joys and rituals of life — my allotment (an urban community garden) and the impending birth of my first child (I was surprised and thrilled to find myself expecting my first baby in my late 30s). The red and cream strips of cotton pay homage to stripey quilts made in the early 20th century in the north of England from leftover pieces of cloth, and the hand sewn images worked into the surface are taken from old gardening manuals, showing how to dig the soil, sow seeds, weed and, like me, harvest a crop.”

A broad range of Setterington’s work is on display as part of the exhibition “Art of Mankind,” currently on view at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London through Sept. 7. 

We also hosted a Textile Talk with Setterington earlier this year. A recording of the talk is available here. 

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