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
Another example of our studio decoration.Crazy technique was used to cover our antique armchair.Flower baskets were filled with dimensional flowers.No doubt it is one of the peaceful corners of the studio.
Oct.2006
Rainbow Quilt was exhibited in Beypazari-Limoncuoglu Konagi in June 2006.
Watercolor technique was used.Mashine pieced,hand quilted.
242cm x 238cm, June 2006
"Backyard" was inspired by a photo I took from the backyard of my sister's farm house in Sapanca, which is one and a half hours away from Istanbul.
Watercolor technique was used, hand quilted. Presented to my brother in law Samil Atan. "Backyard" was displayed at various local shows in Turkey.
71cm x 54cm, May 2005
Meke is a volcanic lake near Konya city which is about to dry up. I tried to keep it blue with my quilt "Lake Meke".
Watercolor technique, embroidery and applique were used. Hand quilted.
47cm x 38cm, May 2005
