Surviving the Runway 60’s style…..The Winner

During 2009 International Quilt Festival/ Long Beach  ….Quiltingarts Magazine organized the  Surviving the Runway, a challenge . This time They went back to the ’60’s and created flower power couture. There was  excellent prizes for the top designers (a suitcase of Aurifil thread, Jacquard paints, magazines, etc.). People were equipped with a sheet of fun foam, [...]

Concours des Pays de l’Adour

“Japonnais”  by Annie RESSAN
Aurifil prize during QUILT EN SUD 2009
Quilt en Sud was created in 1997 by a small group of friends who wanted to promote the patchwork and quilting from the Southern countries.Since then, every other year, St Jean de Luz, a charming village by the sea in the Soutwest of France, very close to [...]

“Love Letters” an embroidery contest for Valentine Day

For Valentine day, Mains et Merveilles, a French embroidery magazine belonging to the Editions de Saxe, organized a contest based on “Love Letters”.
Aurifil was very proud to participate to this adventure by offering the prizes to the winners.
There were 6 winners total: 3 selected by a jury and 3 selected by the viewers.
The two first prizes won [...]

I usually start a new work by dying my fabric

   
 Turid Toennessen won Aurifil prize. during European Patchwork Meeting 2008 with her “Silver Birds”. Turid : “Some ten years ago when I moved to the south-east part of Norway I started to take my quilting in a new direction. By coincidence I met with quilters who dyed and printed their fabric before quilting. 

Aurifil prizes for the months of the year series

 In cooperation with  Association France Patchwork
          
Thanks for these pictures to Gérard Tordjman
Marianne Bender-Chevalley she won Aurifil prizes for the months of the year series.

Aurifil prizes during European Patchwork Meeting 2008

   CEP prize
Turid Tonenessen and the title of her piece:“Silver Birds”.

 
The pieces, all inspired by the theme “Feathers”, came from all over the world. 25 countries from Western Europe (France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Northern Countries), Eastern Europe, Canada, Brazil and the United States.

Arte Tessile Mostra – Concorso 2008

Mendrisio : 3 – 14 Settembre 2008
Aurifil Prizes during this event has been won by Ursula Lanni with her “Angeli 

Aurifil loft quilt Gallery

Hi , let visit our virtual loft in Paris and enjoy the Patchwork awarded by AurifilGallery.
 

Marjan van der Heijden wins AT Open European Quilt Championships 2008

 
Since her early childhood, Marjan has been busy with fabric, pearls, ribbon and diverse other materials. Marjan accompanied her mother since early childhood to the European Quilt Championships, not as contester but as visitor of the show. Many people know her as “the little girl making some handcrafts in the coffee corner”. Her love for [...]