56 | JUNE 24 • 2021
F
or Beth Rosenfeld, quilting is
therapy.
“It’s something I can do where
I don’t have to think of anything else or
everything else,” she says. “It’s a place where
all my tension is released.”
Now, that artistic “therapy” has grown
into a business — Beth Anne Quilting. She
sells her intricate, beautiful quilts at local
art fairs. Next up is the Franklin’s Art in the
Village on Labor Day, Sept. 6, and Arts &
Apples Festival, Sept. 10-12 in Rochester.
Art has been part of Rosenfeld’s life
since her grandmother taught her to knit
and crochet at age 6. In the seventh grade
in Southfield, she learned to sew in home
economics class — and her grandmother
bought her first sewing machine as a gift,
not knowing it would lead her on a path to
become a fiber artist.
Rosenfeld studied textile design at the
Rhode Island School of Design and at
Syracuse University.
When quilts caught her fancy, she did
research to learn their history. Most are
made from 100% cotton, as are hers. She
says many quilting/sewing stores have
closed in recent years, but she’s always on
the lookout for fabric locally and while
traveling.
Color is her passion — and it’s quite
evident in the patterns in her quilts, from
small throw quilts to larger hanging art
pieces. Her design sense comes through
in the bold colors and elaborately sewn
quilting stitches that add another texture
and dimension to each piece.
Three years ago, she started a full-time
job as a dental hygienist. “I did my life
backwards,” she says. But working part-
time earlier allowed time for her two sons
as well as time to teach Sunday school at
Congregation B’nai Moshe and Temple
Shir Shalom and time for sewing.
Now, she spends evenings and
weekends in her Farmington Hills
basement studio, amid colorful fabrics
parsed out to the various quilts she
works on simultaneously. “I try to sew
every day,” she says.
Although it’s hard to determine the
hours that go into each project, she
guesstimates a baby quilt might take 8-12
hours, while a large, dramatic hanging
piece could take several months.
Rosenfeld enjoys doing large and small
pieces, as well as blankets, and she does
take commissions. She’s made quilts as gifts
for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs and births
and more, as well as T-shirt memory quilts.
Her price point ranges from $5 for burp
cloths and $14 for receiving blankets to
$2,000 for her large display quilts.
Her husband, Michael, built the wooden
display stands for her quilts and helps her
set up at each art fair.
Rosenfeld loves the process of cutting
up material and sewing it back together
differently — and the possibilities are
endless.
“I never do anything twice,” she says.
To reach Rosenfeld, email her at BethAnneQuilting@
gmail.com.
Wrapped Up
in Love
Fiber artist’s quilts make great gifts
for lifecycle events.
KERI GUTEN COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
time earlier allowed time for her two sons
Fiber artist Beth
Rosenfeld is surrounded
by her beautiful quilts
at Franklin’s Art in the
Village in 2019.
BETH ROSENFELD
*One discount per client please. Offer valid until July 31, 2021.
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