GC Patchwork Studio

Claret was designed for our dining rooms decoration. Machine pieced,hand quilted,crazy embellished.

200cmX46cm, May 2005

As soon as I finished "Goodbye Daddy" I started making Always; it is the second piece that I have done after my father passed away. Dry falling leaves, the black tree and birds which leave for warmer places surely remind of fall time. Though there is still sadness in the air, fresh flowers in the opposite corner describe the hope.

Always was exhibited for the first time in the Naftalin Kokusu exhibition, which took place in October 2004 in the Ankara Modern Arts Gallery (Cagdas Sanatlar).

• Oct 2004 / European Quilt Championship, Holland
• June 2005 / Beypazari Limoncuoğlu Konagi, Turkey
• August 2006 /Altinoluk(Ayvalik) Festival, Abdullah Efendi Konagi, Turkey
• August 2006 / European Art Quilt International Festival, Birmingham UK
• April 2007 / Chateau Rosaline International Exhibition-"Infinity", France
• Published in the "Infinity Exhibition" catalogue.
• September 2007 / Selcuk-Ephesus International Art Festival, Turkey

All kinds of embroidery and applique techniques were used. (Traditional, cut-away, dimensional) Borders were made with watercolor technique.

126cm x 111cm, July 2004

"Seasons in the Sun" was designed for the kitchen decoration of our new house as a wall quilt and it really matched so nicely with our white kitchen.

Watercolor technique is used, appliqued and quilted by hand. Displayed at several local shows in Turkey.

• April 2004 / International Quilt Association, Quilt Expo, Holland
• October 2004 / European Quilt Championship, Holland

90cm x 90cm, April 2004

Dreamer is a teaching technique sampler for my beginner's class. Every other week they learn different techniques from all around of the world. I believe that by this way they develop a really strong artistic and technical background for further work, which is very important especially when I am training instructors.

230cmX255cm, Oct.2003

I have learned punch needle embroidery from Judith Baker Montano in Innsbruck in 1998.Recently I have published a book which is the first Turkish book about punch needle embroidery.Village Far Away is the cover of the book.

41cmX30cm, May 2003

Sorrow is an example of rug quilt technique.

July,2002

Seagulls symbolize males and butterflies symbolize females. I made them fly to the same direction. Flying Together represents their harmony, how they get along very well on earth.

Watercolor technique, applique, trapunto, punch embroidery were used. It was my very first try on hand dying fabrics.

Flying Together displayed at various local exhibitions in Turkey.

104cmX109cm, August 2001

It is a dream house where I would love to live at the rest of my life when all the responsibilities were over.There I would make my best quilts as I would be the only judge.I have builted some more houses around for the best friends to share a cup of coffee.

Sometime Somewhere were displayed at various local shows in Turkey.

1999 Sept. First Place at Special Techniques Category ,Pensilvania-USA
1999 Sept.Best of Show MVQG,Pensilvania-USA
2000 May International Quilt Association Quilt Expo VII.Strassbourg-France
2001 Oct. European Quilt Championship,Holland

129cmX138cm,August 1999

I decided not to buy any fabrics to complete "Balloons". So the quilt was all made with left overs.

Blocks were done with shell technique. The quilt was pieced by hand and quilted by hand.

260cm x 250cm, July 1994

Teddy Bear was my very first wall quilt.I have started quilting by the help of Mrs.Hale Sumer when I was pregnant to my older son in the year 1987.She has introduced me to the first quilting bee in Ankara and taught me how to make paper piecing,helped me out to choose my first materials of this Teddy Bear project.I appreciate her for opening this wonderful window to me.

97cmX97cm, Nov.1987