TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The 2024 Taiwan Quilt Art Festival took place on Nov. 16 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, attracting over 600 quilting enthusiasts and spectators from all over Taiwan.
The event was organized by the Quiltwork Co., led by Kuo Chih-ting (郭芷廷), and co-hosted by Taiwan Cheer Champ Co. and the Taiwan International Quilt Friendship Association.
The festival featured activities showcasing a variety of quilt art, including a quilt parade, quilt displays, a quilt fashion show, and a quilt fair. Through these interactive elements, quilt art was integrated into daily life and connected with the public, according to the organizers.
One major highlight was the opening "quilt parade," where participants carried their handmade 100 cm x 100 cm quilts and walked around the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The quilts were then laid out on the central plaza, forming a spectacular display that attracted many onlookers.
Another highlight was the "Taipei Impression: Impressions of Taipei" project, where participants used the red, blue, yellow, and green colors of Taipei's city emblem to design 150 cm x 150 cm quilts. These artworks were exhibited alongside award-winning quilts, using traditional bamboo poles to hang them. This honored the cultural memory of quilt drying while incorporating modern quilt design creativity.
Quilt enthusiasts from across the country were invited to create small quilt pieces measuring 30 cm x 30 cm, each featuring the Mandarin character “好” (meaning “good”). A total of 366 quilt pieces were collected and donated to the Taiwan Catholic Foundation for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia to support charity sales.
Taiwan's quilting art has been promoted since the 1990s. After over thirty years of development, it has evolved from a traditional craft to a form of expression on the international art stage.
Since its conception in 2018, the Taiwan Quilt Art Festival has been held in different cities, with local quilting teachers hosting each edition. Kuo emphasized that quilt art is a vessel for emotions and memories, and through such events, she hopes to connect quilting enthusiasts and show the world Taiwan's creative energy.


