Deutsch-Afghanische Initiative
Guldusi, the Afghan hand embroidery program of the German association Deutsch-Afghanische Initiative, was launched in 2004, 20 years ago! Afghan women from 3 villages were encouraged to resume hand embroidery, an activity they had abandoned during the long years of war, with other priorities.It is this long journey of exchange between embroiderers and Europeans that […]
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 […]
Carmen Netto
Carmen Netto is passionate about art. She began her career in illustration and graphic design, but it was in textile art that she found her true means of expression.Whether evident or subtle, geometric shapes have always been present in her work, and their study plays an intriguing role in her creations.Freedom in color usage, improvisation, […]
Brasilidade
Brasilidade is a group formed by 18 Brazilian artists: Estela Mota, Verônica Abad, Rosa Fiuza Faria, Marina Landi, Myrian Melo, Monika Wutzl, Carmen Netto, Silvia Rohden, Valeria Cervetto, Aparecida Barbosa, Dulce Magalhaes, Sarah Luise Kaminski, Dóris Teixeira, Fabia Diniz, Rute Sato, Adriana H. M. U. Sleutjes, Eva Malinowski, and Sandra Caruso.As an exhibition curator, art […]
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 […]
Bára Bartošová
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 […]
Anne Bellas
Anne lives in Nantes, Brittany. She taught languages in several European countries and only discovered textile paintings in 2015. It quickly became a total passion.She uses some commercial cottons, but mainly cotton and linen sheets and tablecloths inherited from her great-grandmother, which she dyes or prints before piecing and quilting.Anne’s paintings are not very figurative, […]
Ana Helena Abreu
Ana Helena Abreu teaches patchwork and quilting in São Gabriel, a small town in the interior of Brazil, near the border with Uruguay and Argentina.Since childhood, unable to reach the pedal of the sewing machine, she was already sewing standing up at the age of four, encouraged by her grandmother. Drawn to manual work from […]
Amiche di Patch
Amiche di Patch is a group of quilt makers from various regions of Italy and the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland who began working together in 2012 by creating “Il Gioco dell’Oca”.Previously, the group was called OCAPATCH and consisted of members of Quilt Italia. The aim of this group was to create quilts for charities […]