I have decided to make a wall quilt of this beautiful winter house of our friends Mr.&Mrs.Karakus when we were invited there.It would be a surprise to one of my best friends Mrs.Dilek Karakus on her birthday.
During our visit I have taken several pictures as a memory.But I knew perfectly well that one of the pictures became my pattern while I was making the wall quilt.
The original cushion cover was made by Mrs.Guner Tokatli with traditional Turkish handcraft ( Türk Işi ) half century ago.
Her daughter Mrs.Isil Sen requested a contemprary design to be applied.We have fulfilled her wish by using shadow applique and shell technique.
Losev is one of the most powerful associations in Turkey which is concerned about leukaemia of kids. We, as GC Patchwork Studio, have organized several events on behalf of Losev for years such as Rainbow Fashion Show.
These small projects which were designed by myself, produced by the mothers of the kids who suffer from leukaemia, and sold for the benefit of those kids.
I feel so honoured to be a small part of that wonderful family.
We have recently started designing antique quilts. Grandmother’s Remembrance is the very first design of our studio.
The antique piece was made by Mrs.Hikmet Akyurek about a century ago. Her grand daughter Pelin asked me to design a contemporary quilt for her daughter.
Shadow appliqué and paper piecing was used. Pieced by hand, quilted by hand.
95cmX95cm, Feb.2008
Dream Village is my last punch project.I was inspired by the village near Selcuk,Ephesus in Sept.where I was invited for an exhibition.I have started Dream Village at that exhibition as demonstration.
34cmX27cm,Dec.2007
With my last quilt “ As Far As You Go “ ,I imagined to sail to the shores that the Sun and the Sea meets each other,where there is no restrictions, limits or rules yet just the moments to live. In my opinion my last quilt explained how I felt right at the moment,at the age close to fifty.
Watercolor technique is used,hand appliqued,hand quilted.
“As Far As You Go” displayed first at Selcuk,Efesus International Art Festival, Sept. 2007
May 2008 European Quilt Championship
143cmX126cm,Sept.2007
“70 Yetmemiş” would be the name of Dad’s memoirs,if he could be able to finish it so it could be published. Bülent Bozdag was one of the delicate,refined gentlemen of Istanbul. In detailed pictures you can see the pieces of his foulards, neckties, cuff links,handkerchiefs and pijamas.The antique pieces inside of the quilt and on the borders belong to my family.
Crazy technique,shadow applique was used.Hand pieced,hand quilted. The quilt was exhibited at many local shows but never entered to any competition .
140cmX91cm, May 2007
We wanted to decorate the kitchen of our new studio before the classes has started.It was so exciting to make the all decoration only with left overs.
Oct,2006
The armchairs were decorated using leftover samplers from a fabric shop. My assistant Nilgün helped me with the machine piecing.
Oct.2006
