GC Patchwork Studio

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.

• August 2006 / European Art Quilt Foundation, “Festival Of Quilts”, Birmingham UK

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.

• June 2005 / Beypazari Limoncuoglu Konagi
• August 2006 / Altinoluk Festival, Abdullah Efendi Konagi
• August 2006 / European Art Quilts Foundation, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham UK
• September 2007 / Ephesus International Art Festival, Selcuk, Turkey

47cm x 38cm, May 2005

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