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Machine pieced, machine quilted, hand appliqué, hand ruched flowers. This quilt was designed using the EQ4 computer program. First place ribbon, Duchess Heritage Quilt Show, Poughkeepsie, NY 2001. Second place ribbon, Northern Star Quilters’ Guild World of Quilts, Somers, NY 2001.

Machine pieced using paper piecing. Machine quilted by Sue DiVarco. This quilt was made using Judy Niemeyer’s 4th of July pattern. It is paper pieced and was machine quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Machine pieced. Hand appliqué. Hand embroidery. Quilting by Sue DiVarco. This quilt was made for my dear friends Barb and Ron Nash. When I asked her what colors she wanted, she said “Peaches and creams”, so the title was obvious. My friend Karen Abramson designed the quilt as a mystery for her guild in Poughkeepsie,Continue reading “Peaches and Cream

Harriet Bertsche

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Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, embellished with beads, buttons, pins, hand embroidery. This quilt was made for my sister and it depicts the two of us and many things that are important to us. This quilt was started in a class given by Mary Lou Weidman and uses her ‘story quilt’ techniques. Judge’s recognition, Duchess HeritageContinue reading “Sisters

Harriet Bertsche

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Machine piecing, hand applique, hand beading & embroidery. My husband Bill and I were married in 1976 and he died in 2006, just before our 30th anniversary. This quilt shows the two of us and is a tribute to our life together. Bill always wore a blue blazer and khaki pants. I used a pairContinue reading “All You Need is Love

Harriet Bertsche

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Machine pieced, embroidery Quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Hand applique and embellishments, machine piecing and quilting. My friend Sue started making this quilt and I fell in love with it, so I quickly bought the book and started it. It is the most applique I have ever done. It took me 5 tries to draw the face so that I was happy withContinue reading “She’s a Doll

Harriet Bertsche

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