Quilting was invented in England Well not really but there has always appeared to be lots of quilting activity there. Check this site
http://www.quiltguilds.com/united-kingdom.htm Many teachers from the US go there to teach. And there is an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum that there has been a lot of discussion about. We have longarm quilters coming here from the UK. So search the internet and you will find other quilters.