Patchwork Gilde Deutschland
The Patchwork Gilde Deutschland is the central organization representing quilt and patchwork artists in Germany and one of the most established guilds within the European textile art community. Founded to promote excellence in craftsmanship while encouraging artistic innovation, the Guild has evolved into a dynamic platform for exchange, education, and professional presentation. At the heart […]
Elfriede Grooten
For Elfriede Grooten, nature has always been a profound source of inspiration. Witnessing the damage caused by human behavior to our planet deeply affects her and fuels her artistic commitment. This concern forms the core of her motivation. Working with self-dyed fabrics and a wide range of techniques, she creates emotionally charged textile art. Three-dimensional […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ulla Hoppe
Ulla Hoppe was born into a very creative world: she learned to sew, knit and crochet with her mother. Form and color were passed on to her by her grandmother Omimi. She began embroidering at the age of five.A day spent without a needle and thread? There’s something missing.
Malgorzata Joanna Jenek
Malgorzata Joanna Jenek is a quilter, designer, and patchwork teacher, originally from Poland and now living in Germany. Sewing and crafting have been her passion since she was very young. She started by making clothes for her dolls. A few years later, she created thousands of garments for her friends and herself.Patchwork and hand appliqué […]
Grenzenlos
Doris Leuenberger (Switzerland), Sophie Maechler (France), and Monika Schiwy-Jessen (Germany) have been working together for several years and regularly exchange ideas.Since 2019, they formed the “Grenzenlos” group to exhibit together. They are mixed-media artists who have exhibited in various European countries. They have also been teaching various courses for many years to share their knowledge.
Gabriele Heinz
For Gabriele Heinz, the desire to sew her first quilt appeared about forty years ago when she was living in the United States and observing her Amish neighbors making quilts.While sewing full-sized quilts according to traditional patterns, she gradually developed her own artistic way of quilting over the years.Gabriele Heinz not only moved from commercially […]