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Deborah says that this is her "year of ladders," and this quilt is no exception. You will find it in the Art Miniature category of the judged shows.

You can find Deborah here at TQS in Show 2108: Surface Design Simplified & Vintage Quilt Bed Turning.

She will also be teaching at the Houston Quilt Festival.

LimbsLaddersRootsandRocksbyDeborahBoschert - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

LimbsLaddersRootsandRocksbyDeborahBoschert - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

LimbsLaddersRootsandRocksbyDeborahBoschert - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

LimbsLaddersRootsandRocksbyDeborahBoschert - 36 Pieces Rotating

LimbsLaddersRootsandRocksbyDeborahBoschert - 100 Pieces Rotating

LimbsLaddersRootsandRocksbyDeborahBoschert - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Deborah writes about her work, "Most of my art quilts are created by collaging fabric and stitching into layers of design. I incorporate all kinds of fabrics into my work from worn-out jeans to vintage linens to original fabrics created with paint, pens, stencils and stamps. Incorporating improvisational hand embroidery adds more interest and creates tiny details that enhance the piece as a whole."

Watch Deborah at work in Show 2108: Surface Design Simplified & Vintage Quilt Bed Turning.

NourishedbyDeborahBoschert - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

NourishedbyDeborahBoschert - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

NourishedbyDeborahBoschert - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

NourishedbyDeborahBoschert - 36 Pieces Rotating

NourishedbyDeborahBoschert - 100 Pieces Rotating

NourishedbyDeborahBoschert - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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"Gilding the Arbor" is another multiple award-winning quilt by Bethanne Nemesh. She writes,

"This silk dupioni quilt is an original design inspired by my love of wholecloth quilting, Asian silk embroidery and antique botanical prints. All the flora and fauna was free drawn on the quilt with chalk and refined with wash out pen before quilting. The design elements can be recognized in my garden photography, as well as images from gardening catalogues and Dover design books."

Star Members can watch Bethanne in Show 2107: Extraordinary Binding Techniques & Amazing Fabric Collage.

GildingtheArborbyBethanneNemesh - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

GildingtheArborbyBethanneNemesh - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

GildingtheArborbyBethanneNemesh - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

GildingtheArborbyBethanneNemesh - 36 Pieces Rotating

GildingtheArborbyBethanneNemesh - 100 Pieces Rotating

GildingtheArborbyBethanneNemesh - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Bethanne writes about Poppy Promenade,

"This is my first classic wholecloth quilt.  I designed the interlocking poppies to be reminiscent of the Art Nouveau style and completed the quilt with classic quilting motifs.  The edge is finished with a handmade beading piping.  It is 40' square and made with silk radiance fabric."

This quilt has won 10 major awards.

Click here for more photos.

Star Members can watch Bethanne in Show 2107: Extraordinary Binding Techniques & Amazing Fabric Collage.

PoppyPromenadebyBethanneNemsh - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

PoppyPromenadebyBethanneNemsh - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

PoppyPromenadebyBethanneNemsh - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

PoppyPromenadebyBethanneNemsh - 36 Pieces Rotating

PoppyPromenadebyBethanneNemsh - 100 Pieces Rotating

PoppyPromenadebyBethanneNemsh - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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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 in Show 2107: Extraordinary Binding Techniques & Amazing Fabric Collage.

OctoberSkybyBethanneNemesh - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

OctoberSkybyBethanneNemesh - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

OctoberSkybyBethanneNemesh - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

OctoberSkybyBethanneNemesh - 36 Pieces Rotating

OctoberSkybyBethanneNemesh - 100 Pieces Rotating

OctoberSkybyBethanneNemesh - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Meg Cox shares how words add meaning to quilts. See what she means when you see her quilt based on her favorite musical, "Into the Woods."

Star Members can watch Show 2106: TQS Challenge with Meg Cox, Alex Anderson, and Ricky Tims.

IntoTheWoodsChallengeQuiltbyMegCox - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

IntoTheWoodsChallengeQuiltbyMegCox - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

IntoTheWoodsChallengeQuiltbyMegCox - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

IntoTheWoodsChallengeQuiltbyMegCox - 36 Pieces Rotating

IntoTheWoodsChallengeQuiltbyMegCox - 100 Pieces Rotating

IntoTheWoodsChallengeQuiltbyMegCox - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis