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The 80 Candles Quilt Book Is Here

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After nearly a year in the making, I’m delighted to finally share that The 80 Candles Quilt: Honouring Individual Lives Through Collaborative Stitch will be available to purchase from 27th February.

This book represents an extraordinary collective effort. I couldn’t be more proud of what I and the makers and storytellers of The 80 Candles Quilt have achieved together. Each stitch, each square and each story honours an individual life and reflects the care, generosity and creativity of everyone involved.

About the Book

The 80 Candles Quilt: Honouring Individual Lives Through Collaborative Stitch is a beautifully produced full-colour publication that not only showcases the quilt but preserves the stories it holds. Carefully researched this book serves as a tangible record, a lasting tribute to the lives commemorated and an educational resource that ensures these stories continue to inform and inspire future generations.

Inside you’ll find:

  • True-to-size images of each quilt square
  • A biography of each of the 80 individuals commemorated
  • The background of the project and the making of the quilt
  • Explanations of the symbolism woven throughout the work
  • Photographs of workshops, participants and makers
  • Reflections from participants, workshops and exhibitions

Editions Available

Standard Edition — £15

A beautiful full-colour book of the quilt and its stories.

Supporter Edition — £20

Help us keep their stories alive. Your additional support helps cover project costs, including workshops, photography, research alongside the ongoing life of the project through exhibitions, presentations and education. The Supporter Edition includes:

  • A signed copy with a personal dedication
  • A printed postcard

Postage & Delivery

Books can be:

  • Collected at events, or
  • Delivered by post

UK postage: £3.50 per book. Please allow up to 10 days for delivery.

How to Order

To order your copy, please send an email to: Laura_Burrill@outlook.com You will receive an email confirmation of your order confirming availability, total cost and payment details will be sent to you within 3 working days.

Please include the following information in your email:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Quantity
  • Edition: Standard or Supporter
  • Personal dedication (optional), for example:
    “To Sarah, with thanks”
  • Postage or collection

I’m so grateful to everyone who has contributed to, supported and shared in The 80 Candles Quilt project. This book ensures these stories will continue to be shared and remembered. Thank you for your support.

Welcome to the project team!

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Support for the Holocaust Memorial Day: 80 Candles Quilt project has been amazing! Organisations including The Multi Faith Centre, Ashbourne Methodist Church Craft & Chat Group and the National Holocaust Centre & Museum have provided workshop space; a steady stream of financial donations have been trickling in via the crowdfunding page (please keep donating) and participants have been incredibly generous with their time, creating beautiful, meaningful dedications. I am delighted to share that the project is also benefiting from research support as Yael Sacker has joined the Project Team.

Yael is an International Relations master’s graduate from University of Birmingham and has been beavering away behind the scenes working on research to help shape the project. Researching a broad spectrum of individuals affected by the holocaust, Yael has created a selection of easy-to-read profiles so that participants who don’t have the skills or time to do their own research can still take part.

Yael Sacker, Research Support

I have a passion for research which I am excited to apply to this project. The HMD project is one close to my heart as many of my ancestors perished in the Holocaust, and this project is wonderful chance to amplify their and other victims’ stories and voices.

Participants have been enjoying reading the profiles and a number have been selected as the focus of their creative contributions. These will be available at the last remaining workshops at The Multi Faith Centre on Tuesday 12th November, The National Holocaust Centre and Museum on Thursday 14th November and to student Art Ambassadors at Queen Elizabeths Grammar School who are taking part in the project in the coming weeks.