Date Wednesday 21 January 2026
Overview
This is the event page for those interested in joining our community quilt project at home or in their own time. To join an in-person workshop instead, check out our events page here for updates: www.arts-su.com/opportunities
Sign up here to pick up a ‘quilt-at-home kit’ at your campus’s Student Union Office. Create your patch exploring themes of burnout and how you overcome it.
We will be in touch to let you know when your kit is ready to collect. Once you’re happy with your patch, drop it back to the office with your name and email address, and we’ll keep you in the loop about the community quilt.
What is in the kit?
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A plain coloured piece of fabric measuring 13.5 cm x 37 cm
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1 coloured cotton embroidery thread and a needle
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A small mix of fabric scraps
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A sheet with some ideas and examples of quilting techniques
A bit of background...
We’re starting to create a UAL community quilt, inviting students across UAL campuses, regardless of their course, to join in. The idea is for students to create a 13.5 cm x 37 cm, quilt patch, leaving a 1 cm border from your design and the patch edge for sewing purposes.
We want the quilt to explore the theme of burnout and are asking students - How do you overcome burnout?
You don’t have to have all the answers or be amazing at sewing or even make something aesthetically pleasing; it’s a quilt patch for you and a physical process to make a visual reminder of what tools you can use to support your wellbeing. In the spirit of this collaborative endeavour, we’d ask you to give us the patch you make to form a UAL community quilt.
We’re excited to bring this project to life. Once all the patches are returned, we’ll sew them together to create a community quilt. We believe it will serve as a powerful visual resource and a meaningful reminder for students across the university.
Who can Join in?
Any current UAL student, regardless of your course or college, is welcome to attend our workshops or join in with this project! Our quilt-at-home kit can provide all the materials you need to make your quilt patch at home.
We want you to have fun making your patch. If you’d like to experiment, the patch can be made from any material (knitted, felt, paper, old item of clothing, etc. If you prefer to use your own materials, see here for the patch template (print as A4 to make sure it’s the right size).
What skills can you gain from this opportunity?
By engaging with this opportunity, we hope you will develop your skills in –
Sending the patch back...
To return your quilt patch, please email Lotte at: artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk or drop it off at your local campus SU office or building reception desk. We're hoping to have all the patches back by 1st May 2026.
If you're not using the 'quilt-at-home-kit' with the provided envelope, please make sure to address the item “For the attention of Lotte Dawson (Arts Programme Team) at The Student Union” and include your name and UAL email address on a piece of paper with the quilt patch.
Our Student Union offices are in the following buildings:
If you find our offices closed, you can also leave the patches at the college’s main reception. Please pop them into the provided envelope in the quilt-at-home kit or address it to “For the attention of Lotte Dawson (Arts Programme Team) at The Student Union”
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Arts Students’ Union’s Main office, 1st Floor, Arts SU, 272 High Holborn London, WC1V 7EY
The front desk is typically open: Monday – Thursday, 10 am–1 pm and 2 pm–4 pm
Our office is on the 1st Floor, room no. 1.22
Our office is next to the library entrance on the 1st Floor, room no. T104
Our office is next to the library entrance on the 1st Floor, room no. D124
Our office is on the 1st Floor near Student Services, room number A114
Our office is in C Block, room no. CLG24
Our office is in B Block, room no. BG02
If you are studying a pre-degree course at Archway or Lime Grove campus buildings, you can still be involved. Please contact Lotte at artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk