Sitges hosts the International Patchwork Festival 2024 from March 14 to 17, 2024
The International Patchwork Festival arrives with a hundred exhibitors from national and international scope in the trade fair, its major exhibitions, monographic patchwork courses, and a large space for creative workshops.
The Sitges International Patchwork Festival has become one of the benchmark events in the textile art sector and enjoys a large influx of visitors every year. Being the most important event in the world of patchwork in Spain, it is also a well-known international event that enjoys great popularity. For four days, the public will be able to enjoy various international and national exhibitions, as well as the AEP exhibition with the works presented for the competition by the members. This year 2024 the theme of the AE Patchwork competitions is: “A look at the past”.
LINK TO PATCHWORK SITGES 2024 PHOTO GALLERY
Sitges Patchwork 2024 – Program
Sitges hosts the International Patchwork Festival from March 14 to 17, 2024, with more than 100 exhibitors at the trade fair, major exhibitions, monographic patchwork courses, and a large space for creative workshops.
Trade Fair
The Trade Fair will once again be located on Paseo de la Ribera in 3 marquees with a total area of 2,000m2 and with more than 100 exhibitors. Admission to the fair is free, and capacity will be regulated according to current regulations.
Professional Sector
This year, the main companies in the sector will hold the professional fair at various hotels in the area. You should contact each of them to arrange an appointment.
Delegations space
Space where various activities will be carried out such as workshops, talks, and demonstrations by the different delegations of the AEP.
Opening Hours International Patchwork Sitges 2024 Festival
Exhibitions
From Thursday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- See exhibition ticket prices
Trade Fair – Tents on Paseo de la Ribera
Free admission From Thursday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
* Exhibition ticket prices :
General public: €13.00
Member sales: €10.00
Advance sales: €10.00 (available at the AEP Secretariat for a minimum of 10 tickets until March 10 and can be collected at the Miramar Building)
Points of Sale:
Miramar Building Box Office
AEP stand at the trade fair
Award Ceremony
The award ceremony will take place in the Saló d’Or at the Palau de Maricel.
Those interested in attending can contact the secretariat and the day will be confirmed.
Mail of the AEP aepatchwork@gmail.com
Exhibitions of the Sitges International Patchwork Festival 2024
Lisa Call, Sarah Impey, AEP Meeting Point Exhibition – Ground Floor C.C. Miramar – C. Davallada
AEP Exhibition “A look at the past” – First Floor C.C. Miramar – C. Davallada
Laura Wasilowski – Estudi Vidal – C. D’en Bosch
Frieda Anderson – Sala Stämpfli – C. D’en Bosch
American Quilts courtesy of Edouard de Broin – Mercat Vell – Plaça Ajuntament
Esther Tronchoni – Ave Maria – C. Artur Carbonell
Exhibition 25 years of award-winning patchwork Viladrau – Sitges: Sala Arcos of the Calipolis Hotel
EXHIBITIONS of the Sitges International Patchwork Festival 2024
Lisa Call
Ground Floor C.C. Miramar
This artist moved to New Zealand from the United States in 2015 and now lives in Kapiti. Lisa’s work is complemented by over 1000 quilts made in the last 25 years. She also has a long history as a specialized teacher in creative processes, series work, abstract concepts, and piecing technique. Adventure and connection are the two themes present in all her work. Discovering the unknown and exploring new possibilities.
Using fine lines in her works has become one of her hallmarks.
Sarah Impey
Ground Floor C.C. Miramar
This English artist’s works are found in collections at the International Quilt Museum in the USA or the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Over the past 20 years, she has specialized in stitched writing, using free-motion quilting. The inclusion of text as a design element and as a communication tool opens up an endless area of expressive potential. It allows her to use the quilt’s surface to experiment with wordplay through texture, patterns, and color. At the same time, she can explore social and personal themes sometimes with strokes of humor. She enjoys writing her own texts leveraging her love for language and her past as a journalist.
Esther Tronchoni
Fundación Ave Maria
Esther, a lover of nature and above all animals, started with patchwork about 15 years ago and very soon saw the possibility of expressing her enthusiasm in quilts.
Her technique is usually appliqué starting from a good quality photograph to achieve the most realistic works. What distinguishes her quilts are the “backgrounds” which is when Esther creates her own style by making mosaics, geometric shapes, and even the interlacing technique. Lately, she has discovered the world of felting with wool (whether alone or combined with patchwork) since with this technique she can go even further with the realism of her works.
Exhibition of American Quilts courtesy of Charles Edouard de Broin
Mercat Vell
This collector discovered living in the USA these pieces that originally simply had a domestic purpose, warm blankets made from fabrics recovered from old dresses. These simple, useful, and beautiful objects of popular art immediately seduced him. Through them, we get to know the life of rural American society of the 18th and 19th centuries, human, social, religious, political… A complete story told by the Quilts collected and restored for 40 years.
Exhibition 25 years of award-winning patchwork Viladrau – Sitges 2000- 2024
Hotel Calipolis – Sala Arcos
We celebrate 25 years of the AEP exhibition-contest. Each edition has called on members to participate with their best works. In Viladrau and then in Sitges, the best quilters in the national scene have exhibited, some of whom have sent their works to international competitions obtaining awards and worldwide recognition.
That’s why we thought it was time to pay a well-deserved tribute to all the people who have won each of the editions.
AEP Meeting Point Exhibition. Our quilts tell stories.
Ground Floor C.C. Miramar
We present the works made by members of the AEP from our Facebook group AEP: Meeting Point.
After the success and good reception of the two previous editions, a new edition has been organized with the theme “Our quilts tell stories” and with the aim of continuing the challenge posed among group members to create a traveling exhibition to publicize patchwork and our Association.
AEP Exhibition A look at the past
First Floor C.C. Miramar
In this new edition of the International Patchwork Festival, the theme of the AEP exhibition-contest is “A look at the past…”.
We will be able to admire the works of our members who have worked to present their quilts and be able to opt for one of the fabulous prizes offered by the collaborating companies and appear in the catalog edited by the AEP.
Young Talents Contest
We call again for the exhibition-contest for young people. Quilts with any technique made by young quilters who in some cases may receive a little help (this must be specified in the registration form). All participants will receive a gift.
Monographic COURSES of the Sitges International Patchwork Festival 2024
The courses are held from Thursday to Sunday during the celebration of the International Patchwork Festival.
The reservation of places will only be confirmed at the time of payment and in strict order of registration. Limited places in all courses. AEP members have priority.
Courses taught by foreign teachers have simultaneous translation. It is essential to complete the activities form properly to reserve courses.
Location of classes: check Secretariat
The AEP reserves the right to cancel the course if the number of registrations is less than 6 students.
Course prices 1 day:
AEP Members €100.00; General public €140.00
2-day course prices:
AEP Members €185.00; General public €265.00
Material lists are provided once registration is confirmed
The Courses of the Sitges International Patchwork Festival 2024:
Kits are paid directly to the teacher.
Sewing machine rental price: €35 per day (limited availability)
Thursday, March 14
Hand Embroidery on Wool Teacher: Laura Wasilowski
Create an embroidered print on wool improvising. Wool fabric is very pleasant and easy to work with and accepts hand embroidery well with cheerful threads of many colors. Learn a quick way to transfer an original design to wool. You will also learn how to use simple embroidery stitches to create lines and designs, while creating various combinations of stitches to add even more texture. Each student will design this project using the kit with multicolored embroidery threads, needles, and a plain-colored fabric.
Kit for the class: €30. Contains drawing paper and transfer paper, wool fabric, embroidery threads and needle, embroidery stitch booklet.
Friday, March 15
Going Upstairs – 2 days Teacher: Lisa Call
In this class, you will explore the exciting world of sewing pieces with a specific intention, cutting freehand, without a ruler, to create stairs of various shapes and sizes. From there, you will create a unique composition.
We will forget about rules and templates… Here, intuition and creativity are the only guides. The class invites you to play with color and shapes in a new and fun way. The class delves into nuances and essential skills to give each composition an extra factor that will leave everyone amazed.
Surprisingly, we will discover that getting seams not to align can be as difficult as making them perfect, a design principle that we will explore in depth.
My House is Your House Teacher: Laura Wasilowski
In this course, you will make a cozy little house with wool felt fabrics. Design an extravagant little house with precut fabrics and fabrics that you will cut yourself. In class, hand embroidery will be added, which will both hold the pieces to the background and then add more stitches simply to decorate the composition. A relaxed and uncomplicated class.
Kit for the class: €30. Contains wool and acrylic felt fabrics, embroidery needles, hand-dyed threads.
Saturday, March 16
Going Upstairs – 2 days Teacher: Lisa Call
In this class, you will explore the exciting world of sewing pieces with a specific intention, cutting freehand, without a ruler, to create stairs of various shapes and sizes. From there, you will create a unique composition.
We will forget about rules and templates… Here, intuition and creativity are the only guides. The class invites you to play with color and shapes in a new and fun way. The class delves into nuances and essential skills to give each composition an extra factor that will leave everyone amazed.
Surprisingly, we will discover that getting seams not to align can be as difficult as making them perfect, a design principle that we will explore in depth.
Having Fun with Free-Motion Quilting Teacher: Frieda Anderson
This class was created to help beginners become familiar with the machine and free-motion quilting. The machine will be used as a drawing tool, learning to quilt complex designs without worrying about marking or measuring anything. There will be demonstrations and explanations about the fundamental types of quilting and students will be quilting all the time.
Kit for the class: €20. Contains a 35-page booklet with Frieda’s quilting designs that allow you to go beyond the basics. A quilting needle.
Sunday, March 17
Falling Leaves Teacher: Frieda Anderson
A technique for making cool and creative curves. In this class, students will piece together a design with curves using freezer paper and glue. This makes sewing curves easier than when using many pins. It allows you to have fun creating curved lines. To learn this technique, the teacher’s “Falling Leaves” pattern will be used. We will use scraps to create the leaves on a neutral-colored background. You can also buy the kit with hand-dyed fabrics if you want an exact replica of Frieda’s.
Kit A for the class: €12. Contains falling leaves pattern with instructions and glue.
Kit B (optional): €45. Hand-dyed fabrics in blue or green.
