Categorys

Traditional Quilt Category

Works featuring traditional patterns and designs

Original Design Quilt Category

Works featuring free-ranging patterns, and innovative designs and techniques

“Wa” Quilt Category

Works featuring traditional Japanese colours and patterns, or Japanese scenes and cultural motifs (entries need not be fashioned from traditional Japanese fabrics)

Group Quilt Category

Works produced by two or more individuals that display a spirit of collaborative effort

Junior Quilt Category

Works by individuals or groups of individuals under the age of 15 (who are under the age of 15 by the application deadline)

Bag Quilt Category

Hand-made bags featuring patchwork or quilting
Entries must not exceed 115 cm in total dimensions (excluding handles)

• * All entries (except those in the Bag Quilt Category) should feature quilt work in a tapestry format (Works featuring crazy quilting, slash quilting, and pojagi quilting are also acceptable)
• * Entries must not exceed 250 cm in total dimensions (length & width) and must not exceed 5 cm in thickness
• * Works need not be rectangular in shape (e.g. oval, trapezoid, etc.), but should be able to be hung from a rod

Organizer:

Executive Committee for the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival (Representatives from NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Yomiuri Shimbun, and the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival Organizing Committee)