What is holding you back from becoming a natural dyer? In this blog, I break down 4 things stopping you from natural dyeing and solutions for how to move past these hurdles.
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I am preparing for a new quilt using my all-time favorite traditional quilt block: the Ohio Star. The first step to starting a quilt is pulling fabrics together for the perfect palette. This time, I am creating the color palette with plants, fabric-by-fabric. In this blog post, I’m breaking down how I created a color
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There’s something deeply satisfying about creating something from the ground up, from plant dyed fabric to handmade quilt. Today, I’m sharing my latest quilting project: a strawflower quilt made with all naturally dyed fabrics. The Inspiration Behind the Quilt As my skills with natural dying have grown, I have evolved from a natural dyer who
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Welcome back to another week and another task in the strawflower quilt along! This week, we will assemble our blocks. Assembling Blocks The workload this week is light and oh, so satisfying. Every time I sew together another block, I am overjoyed with happiness. For each block, you should have the middle piece (square-in-a-square), your
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Welcome to week 3, quilty friends! This week we will create the star points for each of the blocks. If you are just catching up, go back to Week 2 (cutting fabrics and sewing square-in-a-square blocks) or Week 1 (choosing fabric and quilt layout) to catch up on our quilt progress. Sewing Star Points This
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This week, we cut all our fabric and complete the first steps in making each block. Cutting Fabric The task of cutting all your fabric for the Strawflower quilt may be the most time-consuming task of this entire quilt top. Because of the multiple 1″ cuts at various lengths, it can be tedious. If you
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Hello, quilty friends near and far, and welcome to the Strawflower Quilt Along! This 5-week quilt along will take you from start to finish in creating your own strawflower quilt top. This pattern is best for intermediate quilters or beginners with some experience. If you love this pattern but have been too intimidated to try
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Ah, the holidays. Pulling out the decorations, putting up a tree, and making hot cocoa are all some of my favorite activities on a blustery, winter day. Last year, I added my first-ever Christmas quilt, and it is the only Christmas decor that stayed all winter. A good quilt is hard to put away, right?
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Follow this blog post to learn how to sew your own tote bag. This post takes you through each step to create a quilted, canvas tote bag.
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A new, beginner-friendly, and quick pattern is in the pattern shop! The Northern Sky quilt pattern is a modern quilt pattern combining the simplicity of strips with diamond accents. The Northern Sky 2.0 is an updated version of the original, Northern Sky quilt pattern. The new pattern is nearly identical to the original design, but
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