14th European Patchwork Festival in Ste. Marie-aux-Mines, France (Sept. 18 – 21, 2008) „Latino American Quilts“presented by BERNINA International AG

Enjoy this virtual visit especially made for you by Sabine Scheiner, BERNINA Area Manager New Markets

Motifs and colours of the Latino American Quilts make the visitors smile. They love the precise work of the Chilenians, they are excited about the strong colour combinations of the Mexicans, they are thrilled by the details in the Brazilian quilts and they long to sit down and enjoy the virtual cup of coffee from Costa Rica.

Visit from Brazil: 17 quilt fans from Sao Paulo quilt group of Benigna & Wagner, among them some artists of the „Mandalas from Pantanal“ exhibition

Benigna Rodrigues da Silva & Wagner Vivan „I also buy Prada“

Benigna Rodrigues da Silva & Wagner Vivan „The Genesis“

Not the artist Egly Martinez Siqueira, but her friend with „The Anaconda Snake“

Maricéa Rezende de Almeida „Sunset in the Pantanal“

Visit from Brazil: 17 quilt fans from Sao Paulo quilt group of Benigna & Wagner,

among them some artists of the „Mandalas from Pantanal“ exhibition

Anna Maria CastanhoS. de Souza „Blue grotto“

Maria Luiza F. Hasegawa „Tucunaré Fish“

Edith Puglia Sanchez „Umburana Tree“

Ondina la Felippe „Night comes“

Mandalas from Pantanal Region

Aparecida Leme „Dourado –The King of the River “ Ilka de Freitas „Mandala do Pantanal“ Aldri Zanetti „Morning has broken in the Pantanal“

Maria Aparecida Aro „Ipê Flowers“ Maria Helena Steed „Tucano bird“ Dirce Martins Morra „Victoria Regia“

Mandalas from Pantanal Region

Denise Degani „The Pantanal from a Quilter‘s View“ Wagner Vivan & Benigna Rodrigues da Silva Rita Rocco „Pequis“ – flowers, fruits, perfumes, taste

„ I also buy Prada“

Patricia Geraldes „The Metamorphosis“ Urbana Garcia Campagner „The woodpecker“ Zuleide Maria de S. Pontes „Blue Arara“

Pantanal & more Quilts from Brazil

Alessandra C. Sitrino „Pantanal fauna“

Vera Lúcia Mendes „Suspect Silence“

Maria Cecília Mora „Ants‘ work“

Elisabeth Cox & Hannelore Gehring „Autumn Leaves“

Maria Lúcia Azara „Fire Street“ in Paratí

Jane Lori Selbach Leonetti „Maria at the cross“

Jaci Souza & Murilo Lapido „Humming birds“

Quilts from Brazil

Visit from Brazil

All enjoy French Cuisine at night

Quilts from Chile – feel the Andes

Bernarda Mercado „Horses trot at the desert“

Ana Mar‘ia Cabello „Southern Resemblance“

Soledad Courbis „Shaman“

Modern Quilts from Chile

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1 Beatrice Klotz „Deformation“

2 + 4 Beatrice Klotz „Who chases who?“

3 Ingrid Schaub „Without Name“

Modern Quilts from Chile

Pilar Donoso „Autumn“

Pilar Donoso „Beige on Beige“

Lucía Stachetti „Waves“

Jorge Fredes „Black & White“

Costa Rica presents colours and flavours Made by BERNINA-Importers Patricia & Irene Mendez

My way back home

Colours from coffee

From the rainy forest‘s heart

Mexico shows a firework of colours

Karen Padilla Romero & Jaime Jesus Caballero Lemus

„Jarabe Tapatio Dance“

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„Rodeo“

Mexico tells a love story

What happens under the sombrero?

The sad end

Karen Padilla Romero & Jaime Jesus Caballero Lemus „History“

Quilts from Mexico

Patricia Donahue „She loves us“

Wendy Amore Cards from Mexican Lottery Game Series

„The little Devil“

„The Mermaid“

„The Hand“

Maria Guadalupe Salninas Alcantara „Virgin of Guadeloupe“

Other Exhibitions: BERNINA Russia presents „Black & White“

BERNINA Russia presents

„Black & White“

Guestland Finland

„Quilts from Finland“

„Quilts from Finland“

Shizuko Koruha presents „Japanese Indigos“

Japan

Eye confusing

indigo stripes

Dörte Bach shows „Klangstreifen – Sound stripes“

„Sound stripes“

Interesting elements:•Sew on paper•Paint on leather•Use hand-died fabrics•Integrate unusual elements•Work with felt and wool,

leather, fur etc.

„Sound stripes“

Miscellaneous impressions

Miscellaneous impressions

Miscellaneous impressions

Miscellaneous impressionsTove Piraja Hansen

Always busy: BERNINA workshop „Flowers“

BERNINA workshop „Flowers“

Our „Gardeners“ Elisabeth, Sarah and Rosmarie (not on the photo)