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
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
