Léna Meszaros
Léna Meszaros is of Hungarian and Russian origin, living in France, where she discovered patchwork in the 1990s. Through contemporary patchwork, she finds her personal expression in figurative art quilts, which she transposes into mixed media. The use of various materials in her creations—acrylic pouring, plastic, metal, recycled cardboard—pushes her toward 3D.She employs different techniques […]
Lauren Austin
Lauren Austin is an African-American artist with over 30 years of experience in creating artistic quilts. She uses woodblock printing and lithographic impressions, fabric dyeing, and painting to create portraits of the life and work of African-Americans. Lauren employs color, 3D sewn sculptural effects, and beaded and threaded sketches and tableaux to bring her works […]
Korea Contemporary Quilt Group
The Korea Contemporary Quilt Group is an organization of artists who work on both the practical and artistic aspects of machine quilting. They have systematically studied textile art, traditional quilts, and artistic quilts at the educational institute they belong to, and are gradually evolving in their artistic careers. It is currently a group of artists […]
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 […]
France Patchwork
France Patchwork celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024 and reaffirms its commitment to showcase its know-how and exchange of practices. The aim of this volunteer association is to raise awareness of patchwork and its various fields (Artextures, Quilt de Légende, Les Jeunes Poussent, Modern Quilt, Traditionals…).With a global presence, France Patchwork serves as the link […]
European Quilt Association
EQA, the European Quilters’ Association, is a cooperation between European patchwork guilds that resonates beyond the national level.It has become a joint venture between the 19 member guilds with the general aim of providing all European quilters with a means of interaction and opportunities to showcase their work.Annual competitions on a given theme, without a […]
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 […]
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 […]