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.
The Judges
The finalists
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!
Important information
Deadline for entries
May 15, 2025
Registration fee per file
€ 30
Quilt siz
80 x 120cm (height and length)
Participation in the contest is only possible once the work has been completed
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.
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.
