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Bethanne writes about her quilt, October Sky:

This is the third in a series of silk dupioni quilts done in my pictographic quilting style.  I love everything about a Pennsylvania fall ... the colors, the smells, the harvest and all the busy critters.  With this quilt, I tried to capture that feeling using all original hand drawn motifs that are free-motion quilted.  The beaded details are tiny applique tubes individually stuffed with beads and hand tied off.  The center medallion and binding feature handmade beaded piping.  Derwent Inktese pencils were used on parts of the quilt to create shading.

Bethanne's quilt has won over 20 major awards including:

• National Quilting Association Masterpiece Quilt, 2015
• Master Award for Machine Artistry, Houston International Quilt Festival, 2016
• Best of Show, AQS Quilt Week Des Moines, 2015
• Best of Show, Medium Size, National Quilting Association Quilt Show, 2015
• Best of Show, Machine Quilters Showcase, 2015

Click here to see it as a Zoom Quilt.

Star Members can watch Bethanne make a beaded border and more in Show 2107: Extraordinary Binding Techniques & Amazing Fabric Collage.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis