France Patchwork

Founded in 1984, France Patchwork is the national association dedicated to promoting and developing quilting in France. With nearly 5,000 members in France and internationally, it brings together enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds who share a common ambition: to transmit, share, and advance this demanding and vibrant textile art.

Through its regional branches, friendship days, training programs, publications, and collective projects, the association fosters learning, creativity, and exchange. It supports both beginners and experienced quiltmakers in a spirit of conviviality and high standards. Each year, Carrefour highlights textile creativity and excellence through the France Patchwork competitions, true showcases of its members’ talent and artistic sensitivity. These competitions reflect the vitality of contemporary quilting, balancing tradition with bold artistic exploration.

EXHIBITION

Les Jeunes Poussent - Little Explorers of Thread Through Time

Town

Lièpvre

Exhibition venue

Salle Polyvalente, 7A Rte de Rombach le Franc, 68660 Lièpvre

Year

2026

Because creativity has no age limit, the children’s competition Les Jeunes Poussent offers a joyful and imaginative space for expression. It encourages young talents to discover the art of quilting, to experiment boldly with colors, shapes, and textures, and to share their unique perspective on the world. Through this initiative, France Patchwork invites children to travel back in time and explore major periods of prehistory and ancient history, equipped with fabric, thread, and imagination. Each participant creates a textile artwork depicting a scene, character, animal, or symbol from these distant eras. Dinosaurs, mammoths, pharaohs, warriors, decorated caves, and ancient civilizations become inspiring sources to bring the past to life with creativity and sensitivity. The competition offers young artists a meaningful opportunity to explore history in a new way while expressing themselves freely through textile art.