{"id":5117,"date":"2017-08-21T16:15:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T23:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=5117"},"modified":"2017-08-21T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T23:15:36","slug":"so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-excellence-in-longarm-quilting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/21\/so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-excellence-in-longarm-quilting\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Make A Winning Quilt: Excellence in Longarm Quilting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tBethanne Nemesh won $1,500.00 at Road to California 2017 from sponsor American Professional Quilting Systems for Into the Western Sun.\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\nWhen Bethanne Nemesh began quilting, she \u201ccould not tolerate\u201d the fabric choices being sold in stores which she described as \u201cgrandma\u201d style calicos.\u201d Then, in college, she met a well-known fiber artist who specialized in dying and using printmaking techniques to create her own fabric. This experience and the \u201cbatik revolution\u201d opened Bethanne\u2019s eyes to all the different fabric possibilities\u2014and she was hooked.\"\"<\/a>\nInto the Western Sun<\/em>, remembers Bethanne, was inspired by two things: First, a trip she took to the American Southwest and second, a family story. Bethanne says that she was deeply touched by the color and shape of the desert, and in awe of the many plants and animals that manage to live there despite the harsh environment.\nThe family story was of Bethanne\u2019s \u201cmany times great grandmother, Cora, who immigrated in a Conestoga wagon from Tennessee to Kansas to homestead a farm.\u201d\u00a0 Her story made Bethanne think of the entire westward expansion and the many settlers who were unsuccessful in their efforts, perishing on the journey.\u00a0 Perhaps, considered Bethanne, \u201cIf they had been more knowledgeable or respectful of the landscape they had hoped to cross or tame, they would have fared better.\u201d\u00a0 It was also Bethanne\u2019s hope to make an environmental statement; to encourage people to live within their environment and not try to control or tame it.\"\"<\/a>\nIt took approximately 700 hours<\/strong> to complete Into the Western Sun<\/em>. Bethanne does a lot of environmental research on her quilts. She enjoyed learning many new things about the desert.\u00a0 And, as always, she also learned a few new quilt construction pros and cons for her next quilt.\"\"<\/a>\nWinning Excellence in Longarm Quilting was a \u201cdeep honor\u201d for Bethanne. She intends to use her prize money for a family vacation.\nWhere does Bethanne go from here? Besides having several new quilts in the works, she intends to continue to grow as an artist and as a teacher. Bethanne enjoys meeting and learning from her students as much as they learn from her.\n ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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