Heidi König
Heidi König lives in the border town of Rheinfelden in northwestern Switzerland, just 100 meters from the Rhine River, which forms the natural boundary between Germany and Switzerland. She is married, the mother of two adult sons, grandmother of two young granddaughters, and recently retired. Through her grandmother, she encountered a sewing machine at an […]
Haute École des Arts du Rhin
The Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR) is a public higher education institution in the arts under the supervision of the French Ministry of Culture. It encourages permeability between disciplines and fosters synergies between art, design, and craft practices. At its Mulhouse campus, the DNA (Bachelor’s degree) and DNSEP (Master’s degree) programs in Textile […]
Émilie Trahan
Émilie Trahan is a Québec-based textile artist whose practice centers on improvisational quiltmaking. Her work highlights the reuse of everyday textiles—sheets, pillowcases, tablecloths, garments—echoing the origins of patchwork. Through this connection to the past and to the very fabric of our lives, she seeks to reveal her intuitions of an intangible, immaterial world hidden behind […]
Clara Stoikow
German quilter Clara Stoikow worked as an architect in Berlin until 2015. When her husband’s career took the family abroad, she moved first to St. Petersburg, Russia, then in 2020 to New York, USA, before returning to Berlin in 2024. During these years abroad, quilting gradually became central to her life and practice. What began […]
Concours international Carrefour 2026
In September, visitors to the Carrefour will get an exclusive first look at the International Contest exhibition, showcasing 30 quilts selected from entries worldwide. The award ceremony, open to the public, will take place on Friday, September 18 at 2:30 PM at the Pavillon Osmont in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, honoring the most outstanding works. Each year, a […]
C. Dosho, I. Wiessler, Konmasa
Chiaki Dosho and Isabelle Wiessler have deepened their friendship since performing together at Quilt National ’19. Though they live on different continents, their artistic dialogue has continued to grow through shared ideas and mutual inspiration. Chiaki lives in Japan. After studying and teaching quilting, she pursued further studies in fine art at Musashino Art University […]
Barbara Lange
Barbara Lange is an internationally recognized quilt artist whose work bridges tradition and contemporary discourse. Exhibited worldwide—including at Quilt National (USA) and major exhibitions across Europe and Asia—her quilts explore questions of identity, structure, and cultural dialogue. Her artistic language combines conceptual depth with refined craftsmanship, positioning the quilt as both a historical medium and […]
Association Française d’Histoire Anabaptiste et Mennonite
After the Second World War, French Anabaptist Mennonite communities became aware of the importance of preserving and transmitting their history. In this spirit, the French Association for Anabaptist Mennonite History (AFHAM) was founded on June 4, 1979, in the Vosges region. Bringing together historians, sociologists, theologians, and dedicated researchers, the association is committed to studying […]
Armi Heikkinen
Born in Finland, Armi Heikkinen has lived in Switzerland since 1980. Drawn early to creative practices, she explores sewing, knitting, drawing, and mixed media, developing a free and experimental artistic language. Her work takes the form of textile art pieces combining fabric, paper, recycled materials, dried leaves, natural fibers, and three-dimensional constructions. Her practice follows […]
Val Patch
Val Patch is a local association from the Silver Valley (Val d’Argent) (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, Lièpvre and Rombach-le-Franc). It is composed of 20 friends who regularly meet up and share their passion for all textile arts. Some of the members have been quilting for over 30 years.They all have different backgrounds and experiences in the textile […]