Hilde Hoogwaerts
Hilde Hoogwaerts started creating quilts in 1989 while living in Atlanta, USA.She lived there for three years before moving to eight other countries around the world, then returning to her home country, the Netherlands, in 2018.Her last mission abroad was in Ghana, where she challenged herself to use only local African textiles in her works.Hilde […]
Heidi Drahota
Heidi Drahota studied to become a middle school teacher with knowledge in art, history, mathematics, and biology. After teaching for 27 years, she has been working exclusively as an artist for 10 years.She practiced photography, ceramics, and watercolor painting. Since 2002, her artistic style has shifted towards techniques combining textiles and materials. She is self-taught […]
Françoise Lucas Broggini
Françoise Lucas Broggini is a self-taught French textile artist and passionate quilter. She has been living in Italy for many years with her husband and children.In the 2000s, she discovered patchwork thanks to a French friend living in Turin, who invited her to visit the patchwork club she attended. It was a revelation for her. […]
Fifteen by Fifteen
Fifteen by Fifteen is an international group of 15 artists sharing the same passion: textile art. Spread across the world, their meetings are mostly virtual.Each year, one or more themes are chosen, and the artists create six quilts.The photos and explanations of each artist’s approach are posted on the group’s website every 8 weeks.The size […]
Dieter Filler
After studying artistic and manual education, Dieter Filler could only pursue his artistic ambitions during his free time, mainly with clay creations or bookbinding works. It was when he moved to Switzerland in 1993 that he had his first contact with patchwork. Thanks to courses, he learned traditional techniques, which were quickly expanded to include […]
Des P’tits Bouts de Fils
Des P’tits Bouts de Fils is an association created in August 2022. Following a reorganization of the ALC Méru association, to which the Patchwork section had been attached for 13 years, the activity had to be recreated elsewhere. The world of great textile artists has nourished and inspired all the little hands of “Des P’tits […]
Dernière chance pour les blocs oubliés
The France Patchwork Association’s mission is to promote patchwork and textile art in all its forms. With a presence throughout France, it serves as a link between thread enthusiasts. Through its various branches (Artextures, Quilt de Légende, Les Jeunes Poussent, Modern Quilt…), France Patchwork will leave no one indifferent to the art of patchwork, which […]
Debra Milkovich
Debra Milkovich is a quilt maker, mother of four daughters, soldier’s wife, and collector of unusual vintage treasures. From a very young age, she dreamed of becoming an artist, but chose to pursue a safer path by obtaining a doctorate in pharmacy. Debra created her first quilt in 2017 with encouragement from her friend, Emi. […]
Concours International du Carrefour
The International Carrefour Competition offers an exceptional platform to quilters from all over the world.Each year, in the fall, a theme is created by the organizers of Carrefour, leading to a new edition of the competition, open to all patchwork enthusiasts. Several months of imagination and creation are required for each participant to craft their […]
Beverly Smith
Bára Bartošová is an artist born in Prague, Czech Republic. She loves oil and acrylic painting.Over time, she started using the silk painting technique before quilting it. First, she paints the main design on the silk and then quilts it. This has now become her most popular method.She believes that quilting adds a new dimension […]