Catalog from the 2007 Istanbul Quilt Show

The catalog from the 2007 Quilt Show in Istanbul arrived last week and it is spectacular as usual. They hire a professional photographer to take photos of all the quilts and print the book on heavy paper. My scans don't do it anywhere near justice. There were quilters in attendance from several countries. This quilt was called Carnival of Colors and was from Hungary.

My scan is a bit skewed on this one and its called Aysugel in the Countryside.

Falling Leaves by Betul Canatar

Fire Dance also by Betul.

Turquoise also by Betul.

Feline Fiesta by Doris Dove of England.

Dolphin by Eti Koen of Istanbul

Japanese Silk in Abundance by Fumi Kido of Istanbul

Inspirations from Japan by Nadya Zulemyan of Istanbul.

Parade of Foreign Trade Envoys by Nuriye Kozik of Istanbul

Mevlana also by Nuriye

My submission...Here Kitty Kitty

Birds in Spring by Ruhiye Karabucak of Adana Turkey

Autumn Circles by Selma Kenter of Istanbul

Another quilt my scanner skewed. Crazy About Me by Wendy Strumwasser, U.S.A.

The Quilt Show

The Quilt Show was held at the famous Military Museum north of Taksim Square on the European side. This was the banner on the fence advertising the show.
Many of the quilts had a local theme. Photos were not allowed during the show but I managed to sneak a few.


The Association publishes a beautiful glossy book after the show which includes all the quilts.

A copy is given to every participant.


This was not really a "quilt" as it wasn't quilted. A group of women from outside of Istanbul are just beginning fabric arts and are doing some very interesting work.

Another quilt with a very Turkish theme.

The Istanbul International Quilt Show

Wendy and I survived the 10 hour plus flight to Istanbul. We were greeted by a driver with a beautiful sign with quilters on top (I'll try to post it later) and whisked off through Istanbul's horrific traffic to our hotel in the old section and on to the Quilt Show at the famous Military Museum. Our quilts were quickly hung and Wendy began judging the show with two locals.