Gul Laporte’s interest in patchwork and quilting started when she moved to Houston, Texas in 1982. Her first teacher was Jewel Paterson, Karey Bresenhan’s mother. In 1986 she moved to London (UK) with her family. She taught patchwork and quilting in Europe until 2000 when she returned to live in France after spending 30 years abroad. In 1996 she wrote a book in French (Patchwork d’hier et d’aujourd’hui) and in 2000 a book in English (Quilts from Europe, C&T Publications). In 2000 she started writing articles for a French magazine (Magic Patch) and working as a consultant for the European Patchwork Meeting. She continues writing articles for Quilting Arts Magazine featuring international artists on demand. Her skills in many languages, enable her to communicate easily with many different people; she speaks fluently French, English, Spanish, Greek, and Portuguese. Her new activities didn’t let her much time to continue making quilts for herself. She started enjoying discovering new talents and renowned artists, visiting exhibitions, comparing different styles and cultures; she also successfully found sponsors for EPM. In 2015, when the management of EPM changed, she decided to quit her job with that organization. Gul served for 2 terms (6 years) at the advisory board of the International Quilt Study Centre and Museum, Lincoln Nebraska, which she enjoyed thoroughly. She is currently the international global exhibition coordinator for SAQA (Studio Art Quit Associates) and a member of its board until Spring 2020 when she will complete her 2 terms of 3 years each; she also serves also in different SAQA committees. She enjoys her “half retired” life in Portugal; she is not ready to retire completely from the Quilting world where she meets so wonderful people and become friend with so many talented artists.