TOPICS AND CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION CATEGORIES BPM 2026
October 7, 2025 / 3:00 PM
Enter the competition at the 18th International Creative and Textile Exhibition Brno Patchwork Meeting with your textile works = quilts (three-layered textiles joined by stitching).
Creative competition: theme 50 Shades of…
Challenge for art quilters to interpretate monochromatic colour scheme in any chosen colour using all possible textile techniques. The quilt must be a three-layer sandwich with original design.
Size 75–95 cm width and 100–120 cm height (no further tolerance!) Please, add an 8 cm tunnel on the back side for hanging as well as author´s label with name, surname, quilt’s title and year of making.
Competition for in-kind prizes, judged by an international jury of experts (international gallery owners, lecturers and certified jurors).
Magical Life under the Microscope – Jana Dohnalová (the winner of the Creative competition 2025)
Classical competition: theme English Foundation Piecing (EFP)
The quilt must be constructed by at least 1/3 of the total top using EFP method and have a classical quilt quality.
Three layers quilt sized 140-200 x 140-200 cm (10 % tolerance). On the back side an 8 cm wide tunnel for hanging must be attached as well as a label with author´s (authors´) name/names, quilt title and year of making.
Competition for in-kind prizes, judged by an international jury of experts (international gallery owners, lecturers).
Red Work – Danuše Březinová (the winner of the Classical competition 2025)
Visitors ‘Choice: the general categories INDIVIDUALS (Czech or International),
It’s open to any work that meets the definition of a quilt and does not exceed a maximum total size of 220 x 220 cm.
The competition is subsidized by in-kind prizes and is judged by a vote of the exhibition visitors.
All quilts entered in any of the competitions must follow the Authors ‘Law rules.
Autumn in Nelepeč – Jaroslava Grycová (the winner of the Visitors‘ choice 2025)
All exhibits must comply with the principles of copyright law.
AUTHOR = individual or group of authors or club work.
Each quilt MUST have its own entry form and must be adapted for display on a panel (i.e. a minimum 8 cm wide tunnel must be sewn on the back for hanging). If the conditions are not met, the organiser reserves the right to reject, not exhibit or reassign the exhibit to another category.
The deadline for application is 20th March 2026.
The finished quilt must be submitted no later than 15 April 2026.