Very busy installing work at the duo exhibition "On the Cusp" I'm having together with my brilliant daughter Lotte Pet at Gallery O-68, Velp, NL. It's going to look marvellous! Opening at Sunday October 19th.

An interesting and extended review of the exhibition ‘Was gibt’s Neues? Textilkünstlerische Denkanstöße’, Textil- und Rennsportmuseum, Hohenstein-Ernstthal 2025. You can read it in Gudrun Heinze's blog at Bernina. She has kindly given me consent to pick out a few images to share here.
Gudrun has organised and curated this exhibition together with museum leader Marina Palm and, together with the installation team, they have made a wonderful job of the presentation.

Mirjam Pet-Jacobs: The Healers. Mirjam has filled four large fabric panels, including old mangle cloths, with hand-stitched embroidery, joining different layers together. Here, they resemble the robes of monks or healers. The piece lying on the floor symbolizes vulnerability.
Photo credits: Dr. Wolfgang und Gudrun Heinz, with kind permission from the museum.

Mirjam Pet-Jacobs: The Healers, Ulrike Hartrumpf: Twins, Gisela Hafer: Ein Fastentuch für Zittau, Ursula Brenner: Im Fluß der Zeiten, Monika Flake: Blickwinkel (from left to right)
Photo credits: Dr. Wolfgang und Gudrun Heinz, with kind permission from the museum.

I'm very honoured to have been invited for an interview in the 20th anniversary edition of Patchwork Professional. This is the third time that they have made room in their magazine to present several of my works and let me tell a bit. It's wonderful to see the list of the other artists, whom I've all met during the past 36 years I've been deeply occupied with textiles, some of them as teachers or lecturers, others as good colleagues. It's so interesting to see where they are now and what they have done the past years. Much to come in the future. Thank you so much Dorothee and many congratulations with the anniversary!

On July 6th 2025, Opportunity, one of the IJsselbieniale Nevengeul exhibitions opened in De Turnhal at Ellecom. The hall is huge and very inspiring, so I had been able to make a large work for it, Hold On (160 x 210 cm).
The opening was packed with visitors. During the almost 3 months of the exhibition many visitors came and they all stayed for at least an hour. There was so much to be discovered. When I did my share of stewarding, I had really good talks with some of them.

On May 4th two touring QA celebration exhibitions opened in the CC Het Gasthuis at Aarschot, B. A collection of 40 x 40 cm pieces, Squaring the Circle, has been added to Layers & Narratives. Installed in a beautiful old monastery these exhibitions are worthwhile a visit. Admission free, until May 25th.
Here some images of my works. Low Frequency 1, 2, 3 and 4, all inspired by the woods with their impressive beech trees near my hometown. More info can be found in the accompanying book, available at QuiltArt or through me.