‘At Home’ Community Quilt at 575 Wandsworth Road
- Published:
- 10 September 2025
The Community Quilt is a collaborative craft project by 575 Wandsworth Road, that started with a simple but important question: ‘What makes you feel at home?’
The inspiration came from artist Fée Uhssi, who felt a deep sense of home when visiting 575 Wandsworth Road. Her reflection sparked an idea to invite others to share what home meant to them, using a range of textile crafts inspired by textiles at the house to tell their stories.
Over the course of three months, artists, volunteers and community groups came together in workshops to co-create their unique pieces for the community quilt. Workshops were led by the 575 team and Fée Uhssi, Ksenia Kazinsteva, Roopa Basu and Elena Lo Presti from Craft Forward,
The pockets around the edge of the quilt, developed by Craft Forward, allowed people to share and exchange personal stories.
Over 200 hundred people helped to create this beautiful quilt, which brought together nine community groups including:
- Hope in the Heart
- Battersea WI
- Westbury Estate Art Group
- Mondays at The ROSE
- Baked Bean Charity
- Fine Cell Work
- Sewing and Sanctuary
- Katherine Low Settlement
- Heathbrook Primary School.
Each quilt panel represents a personal experience — a memory of a faraway place, a connection to cultural roots, or a symbol of belonging. Together, they’re an archive of diverse stories and a lasting tribute to the way craft can help us feel connected to each other.
“[I valued] the community aspect, knowing that I’m contributing to something big in a little way. Learning about new projects, meeting new people, making new connections and feeling connected to others and wider community." Local resident, Common Threads 2024.
This project couldn't have happened without our wonderful community of contributors and community organisations who made this incredible piece:
- Our hard-working volunteers who researched the textiles in the collection and supported workshops, the incredible artists who designed the quilt and facilitated workshops
- Battersea Arts Centre who provided weekly studio space to deliver our outreach workshops
- Our benefactors, Margaret Morgan and Wesley Phoa, for generously funding our community outreach programme, enabling Khadambi Asalache’s creative legacy to extend beyond the physical boundaries of 575 Wandsworth Road, and to reach and benefit many more people.