Announcement quilt exhibitions:
11. – 14.9.2025 // NEW DATE
Without Fruit
Special Exhibition – Beatrice de Wit-Messerli
On the basis of thirty (quilt) skirts I present my story
about my heart’s desire to become a mother, which never came true.
An unusual way of processing !
Exhibiotion – Fashion show – book presentation
Gewächshäuser Elfenau, Berne, Switzerland
A collaboration with Quilts.Bern
Quilt Exhibitions, courses, conferences with United in Quilting:
5.-8.9.2024
Quilts.Bern with a collaboration of the Indonesian Embassy of Berne, Switzerland
Grosse Orangerie Elfenau, Berne, Switzerland
We have wellcomed over 2.000 visitors at the Elfenau Berne, Switzerland.
Some impression of the exhibition „Quilts with an Indonesian influence”.
10.-11.6.2023
Button Club Meeting, Dornach Monastery, Arlesheim, Switzerland
Lectures on mother-of-pearl, stone nut and celluloid buttons.
31.1.-1.2.2023
Corsets sewing course in London, UK
Fascinated by Victorian era skirts and dresses, I attended a corset sewing course in London. The course was very learning, fascinating and gave me a lot of new inspiration. I really enjoyed the exchange and talkings about material, technique and more.
Christina Cilano
Historicalclothing
2.-4.9.2022
Quilt exhibitions at the Elfenau Bern, Switzerland
Quilts Bern welcomed over 1,700 visitors. Together with two special exhibitions over 150 quilts were presented.
I gave the public a first glimpse behind the scenes of my project “without fruit” and exhibited three of the thirty skirts.
Some impressions
Setup of the exhibition
Flyer Quilt Exhibition Elfenau Bern (PDF 500KB) (German only)