Textile Arts Association was founded on January 25 th, 1995, by a group of textile art fans, in Kuzguncuk,
an attractive area of Istanbul, on the Asian side of the Bosphorus.
We initially began as a group interested in various textile arts, but soon found out that quilting
superceded the other textile arts on the agenda. We devote our time and enthusiastic volunteer efforts
to:
• Learning and teaching quilting,
• Trying to raise general interest in quilting,
• Searching antique Turkish quilts and creating awareness
about their value,
• Introducing traditional Turkish quilting to the world,
• Motivating quilters to attend world quilt events,
to follow up recent techniques, publications and tools,
• Organizing cultural activities for members,
• Being active in charity work.