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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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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The Natural Dye Kit 02: Brights delivers saturated, bold colors with only three dye goods (AKA dye stuff) bringing the possibility of an array of colors. The first dye kit at Side Lake Stitch, the Natural Dye Kit 01:Warm, creates warm, earthy tones from Wattle, Cutch, Pomegranate, and Iron. For the new dye kit, I
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The Cove Quilt pattern uses several circles as focal points in the middle of each block. If you are new to sewing curves and circles, these circles may terrify you. I’m here to guide you (slowly, ever so slowly) into tackling these daunting curves. Getting Started First, let’s start by remembering anyone can sew curves
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From the moment I designed the strawflower quilt pattern, I knew this pattern would be perfect in a naturally dyed colorway. The warm and moody tones of the naturally dyed colorway I used paired perfectly with the strawflower pattern. Natural Dye Kit 01 In the spring of 2022, I developed the Natural Dye Kit 01
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We are so close to finishing our quilts! Our lovely base blocks are made, and this week we will turn them into Block 1 and Block 2. Weekly Goal Our goal this week is to turn our 8 base blocks into Block 1 and Block 2. You will have four of each. The best part
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Note: The Pine Sky quilt along has ended, but these blog posts will stay up from the 6 week quilt along will stay up. Use these to guide you through the process of making your own Pine Sky quilt! Are you ready for a fun week of sewing? This week, we dive into our piles
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NOTE: The Pine Sky quilt along has ended, but the blog posts are still up and are very helpful as you sew your own Pine Sky quilt! This week we get all our pieces cut and ready for block construction. Switch out those dull rotary blades for new, sharp ones because they will be doing
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