Arizona Calling

Beth Polonsky

It is great to take a class and have everything in your stash. Old fabrics mixed well with new and a textured piece from a class many years ago. (Machine sewn and quilted. Fused. Textured.)

Circles in My Mind

Beth Polonsky

Fused, raw edge applique, embroidery, bead embroidery. This piece was created in an NSNG class with Melody Johnson. The embellishments were taught in an NSNG class with Lisa Binkley.

Out of My Comfort Zone

Beth Polonsky

Cavandoli macramé and bead weaving. I was working out of my “color” zone and I created a spiral necklace to replace the cord in the supplied materials.

Split Personality

Beth Polonsky

Hand embroidery on Sue Spargo panel. Hand embroidered, hand beaded. This piece was created during a bead embroidery class taught by Lisa Binkley.

8 by 8 by 8

Beth Polonsky

Beading, embroidery, canvas embroidery, needle felting, wet felting, electronics, crazy quilting, painted & printed fabric. This multi-part project is the work of 8 members of NSNG. Each 8″ by 8″ work contains beading and/or embroidery and is based on a monthly color theme.

North & Halsted

Beth Polonsky

Machine pieced, machine quilted. My nephew Greg bought his first home and he wanted a black & white quilt. I needed to add a little color (artistic license).

Bumps

Beth Polonsky

Raw edge appliqué, machine quilted. A NSNG Summer Seminar with Melody Johnson inspired me to design this piece.

A Tree Grows in Indy

Beth Polonsky

Raw edge appliqué, machine quilted. I took a value class with Katie Pasquini in Indianapolis as it was easier to get to than New Mexico.

“12 Tribes”, “Jerusalem of Gold”, “Shoah”

Beth Polonsky

Machine pieced, appliqué, painted silk, hand dyed cotton, hand beaded, hand embroidery, machine quilted. As a gift to Congregation Beth Judea, a Conservative synagogue in Long Grove, Illinois, I, along with my friend Ronna Leibach, created seven new Torah Mantles, three of which are shown here. Ronna painted all the beautiful silk fabrics used inContinue reading ““12 Tribes”, “Jerusalem of Gold”, “Shoah”

Beth Polonsky