In the autumn, the quilt competitions come thick and fast. In this issue, we take a look at the Great Northern Quilt Show at Harrogate, with reviews of the West Country Quilt and Textile Show and the Scottish Quilt Championships following in the next couple of issues. Anja Townrow tells us about her Atomic quilt commissioned by Makower and Khurshid Bamboat shows us her favourite galleries at the recent Festival of Quilts...............