Concours international du Carrefour 2025
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 19 at 2:30 PM at the Pavillon Osmont in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, honoring the most outstanding works.Each year, a new theme […]
Communauté de Communes du Val d’Argent
The Val d’Argent is the global birthplace of the Amish movement, founded in 1693 under the leadership of Swiss preacher Jacob Amann, before its followers emigrated across the Atlantic in the following decades to settle in the American colonies.The Communauté de Communes du Val d’Argent preserves a remarkable collection of historic Amish quilts, showcasing the […]
Association française d’histoire anabaptiste et mennonite (AFHAM)
After WW2, the “Anabaptists Mennonites” from France realized the importance of remembering their past. This is how the French Anabaptist and Mennonite History Society (AFHAM) was created on June 4th 1979.It was managed by historians, sociologists, theologists and other history lovers that were fond of this movement.The AFHAM has set itself the following goals:Make an […]
SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates)
Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt: “a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure”.
Jacques Légeret & Hans Zogg
Jacques Légeret and the Swiss-German collector Hans Zogg own the largest collection of Amish and Mennonite quilts in Europe. In 1986, Jacques and his family were ‘adopted’ by an Old Order Amish family in Pennsylvania.
Ina Statescu
The originality of Ina Statescu’s work, a well-known Franco-Romanian artist on the international scene, lies in her combination of various textile techniques, playing with materials, shapes, and colors, She has exhibited in several countries and has been teaching textile art since 1990.
La Ruche des Frangines
La Ruche des Frangines is a group of textile artists passionate about Lucinda Riley’s literary saga, The Seven Sisters. Their goal is to illustrate each volume through textiles.
Libs Elliott
Elizabeth (Libs) Elliott is a textile artist exploring the intersection of technology and traditional craft by using generative code to design and make handmade quilts. She lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Janet O’Dell
Janet O’Dell is a keen collector of antique quilts.Her collection of hexagon and medallion quilts has been built up over the past 25 years from a variety of sources. All have been chosen because they appeal to her personal taste.
Lois Parish-Evans
Lois is an award winning quilter who has, for many years, been exploring the natural world using the quilt sandwich as her canvas. She uses various techniques alongside free motion quilting to portray her subject.