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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. 
Can not be combined with other offers.

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