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The International Contest 2025

The EPM International Contest is an outstanding showcase for quilters from around the world.

A theme emerges from the minds of the European Patchwork Meeting’s organizing team in the fall every year It kicks off the new edition of the contest, open to patchwork lovers from all over the globe. All the participants spend the next several months imagining and crafting their entries before registration, in the spring.

Then, three judges examine all the entries based on photos and select the 30 quilts that best represent this year’s theme and whose execution shows the finest quality.

These 30 finalists are unveiled in the International Contest’s annual exhibition and displayed for the first time during the European Patchwork Meeting each year in September.

An awards ceremony is held with great fanfare during the exhibition to reward the artists with all kinds of prizes: Grand Prize, People’s Choice Award, Organizer’s Choice Award and various sponsors prizes.

After this launch, the 30 entries embark on a long journey of 10 months taking them to the finest art galleries, museums and quilting fairs around the world: a wonderful opportunity for the artists to showcase their work abroad!

Deadline for entries

May 15, 2025

Registration fee per file

€30

Quilt size

80 x 120cm (height and length)

Avant-garde!

The last 30 years have been marked by a whirlwind of innovations and evolutions… the world of textiles, in particular, has embraced this revolution. New fibers, recycled materials, innovative dyeing processes or, on the contrary, a return to traditional know-how: our world has never ceased to reinvent itself.

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the European Patchwork Meeting, celebrated from September 18 to 21, 2025, we invite you to take part in the “AVANT-GARDE!” contest.

 

 

Imagine the quilts of tomorrow

Imagine the future of patchwork, think outside the box and push the limits of your creativity in terms of theme or technique. How do you see quilting in 30 years’ time? What advances in design, tools and techniques do you see emerging?

Join us for this exceptional European Patchwork Meeting Contest and let your creativity express itself in a setting where innovation and tradition meet to design the patchwork of the future.

Together, let’s reinvent our art and project it into the decades to come.

The contest’s rules will be announced shortly

Please note that if selected, the artwork must be sent by post to the organization before July 31, 2025. It will be returned to its owner at the beginning of 2027, after its journey. The detailed itinerary will be communicated at a later date.

Don’t forget to also visit the 5-25 Challenge page on the theme Heroes

Participation in the contest is only possible once the work has been completed

Awards ceremony on Friday 15th September at 2:30 PM at the Pavillon Osmont

Each year, 3 prizes are awarded by the European Patchwork Meeting:

  • 1st prize: 2000 €, designated by the jury
  • 2nd prize: 700 €, designated as People’s Choice Award*
  • Come vote for your favourite work in the urn located in the Pavillon Osmont!
  • 3rd prize: 300 €, designated by vote of the organizing team

Numerous other prizes are awarded by the contest sponsors, with a total value over 7.000 €.

The 30 selected participants will be invited to attend the awards ceremony with an invitation to the event valid for that day.

The winner of the People’s Choice Award will be announced only after the final vote count, the week following the event.

Awards ceremony on Friday 15th September at 2:30 PM at the Pavillon Osmont

Each year, 3 prizes are awarded by the European Patchwork Meeting:

  • 1st prize: 2000 €, designated by the jury
  • 2nd prize: 700 €, designated as People’s Choice Award*
  • Come vote for your favourite work in the urn located in the Pavillon Osmont!
  • 3rd prize: 300 €, designated by vote of the organizing team

Numerous other prizes are awarded by the contest sponsors, with a total value over 7.000 €.

The 30 selected participants will be invited to attend the awards ceremony with an invitation to the event valid for that day.

The winner of the People’s Choice Award will be announced only after the final vote count, the week following the event.