Mary Mayne
People from Eaton Bray
Latest Quilts
English Tomatoes, Home Sewn
English Tomatoes, Home Sewn is made up of machine appliqued tomato slices then sewn down onto wadding and canvas backing and machine quilted.
This quilt is for sale.
Blue Prints for the Classics
The Blue Prints for the Classics quilt was made for the Quilters Guild Challenge at the Festival of Quilts, N.E.C. 2006.
For more of Mary's quilts see below.
A Brief History of Mary Mayne
Mary Mayne was born in Dumfries, Scotland, and has brought fame to Eaton Bray through her quilt making. Along with her husband Peter as newlyweds, she moved to the village in 1960, and has lived in the same house ever since.
Mary, a self-taught quilter, took up patchwork as a hobby in the early 1960s and gradually improved her skills. Her first appliqued quilt was the Eaton Bray Village Quilt, which took 11 months to complete, and depicts scenes from the village.
An award-winning quilt bought by the postal museum was all about the history of postage stamps, postal workers' uniforms and methods of delivery. It was made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the postage stamp, and was the first work of its kind to be bought for the museum.
Visitors to Bletchely Park, the home of the Enigma code-breakers during the Second World War, can admire work by Mary, including the impressive Winston Churchill quilt.
Mary has organised the planning and making of the Bedfordshire Millennium Quilt, which was produced by a team of 34 ladies and one man, and oversaw the creation of the South Northamptonshire Millenium Quilt, too. Another project saw Mary working with villagers in Bedfordshire to give them advice and encouragement on making quilts for their own villages.
The quilting expert also hosted quilting weekends for Hilton Hotels for a number of years, and has held workshops and given lectures overseas. She has been involved in judging, including acting as a judge at the Festival of Quilts in 2004 and 2005. She still holds workshops, and is a long-standing member of the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. Several years ago, the guild commissioned Mary to make their new "logo quilt", which is put on display at exhibitions.
Mary Mayne Quilts
Eaton Bray Village Quilt
The Eaton Bray Village Quilt took 11 months to complete and depicts scenes from the village.
Bedfordshire Millennium Quilt
Mary organised the planning and making of the Bedfordshire Millennium Quilt, which was produced by a team of 34 ladies and one man
Winston Churchill Quilt
The Winston Churchill Quilt hangs in Bletchely Park and includes Peter's trousers!
Blue Prints for the Classics
The Blue Prints for the Classics quilt was made for the Quilters Guild Challenge at the Festival of Quilts, N.E.C. 2006.
English Tomatoes, Home Sewn
English Tomatoes, Home Sewn is made up of machine appliqued tomato slices then sewn down onto wadding and canvas backing and machine quilted.
This quilt is for sale.
Mary Mayne News
- Author in 'I quilt' shocker
Details of Mary's first book, published in September 2006 by the American Quilter's Society
Further Information about Mary Mayne
- For more information, please see Mary Mayne in her own words.