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Here are the quilts for the twentieth team from the over 320 teams that participated in the International Miniature Quilt Exchange (IMQE). 201 teams submitted their quilts to be a part of the Exhibition in Houston 2018 and we are featuring the 24 teams selected for the first IMQE Exhibition.

Click here to learn more about the International Miniature Quilt Exchange (IMQE).

Enjoy the quilts from Team 406 created by Miroslawa Pucek and Kathy McKernan.

Title of Quilt: Sun for Kathy

Quilter's Name: Miroslawa Pucek

Location: Wielkopolska, Poland

Hello, my name is Mirosława Maria Pucek. I live in Poland (Europe) - my city is Środa Wielkopolska. I really like sewing. My grandmother, my mother, my sister and her daughter were sewing in my family. I started Sewing from dolls' clothes, clothes for myself, my husband and children. I made a patchwork patch in 2013 - for my granddaughter. I participate in international exchange for the first time. Neck for Kathy McKernan - team 406. We talked about our families, about our passions (except sewing), about Christmas customs. Together, we've fixed the colors (blue, gray and yellow) and the Churn Dash pattern, the rest is a disaster. Patchwork for Kathy was made in December 2017. Greetings to all who love patchworks. I'm sorry I do not know English (translator).

Title of Quilt: Sing a Happy Song

Quilter's Name: Kathy McKernan

Location: Rock, Michigan, USA

The opportunity to be paired with a quilter from Poland was exciting. The fact that she spoke no English and I spoke no Polish added to the intrigue! Through online interpreter programs we were able to communicate in a basic manner, keeping things simple as it relates to the exchange project. We agreed on the colors, that it would be a traditional patchwork design and it would feature the churn dash block. The rest was to be our creativity and personalities. The thrill has been similar to what I experienced back in elementary school when presented with an opportunity to have a pen pal from a foreign country! I am amazed at the beautiful work of my partner and her family and friends as viewed on Facebook and Instagram. Over the holidays she shared the details of their holiday customs and I was struck by the continuity of their culture of which I was shamefully ignorant. Being paired with a partner from Poland sparked an interest in their history and travel in that general area. What a great experience to give/receive a quilt to remember this experience. It turns out that we were both worried about the same things - the biggest being, will she like my quilt? And we agreed that we would, because it is part of the experience!