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Carah Garstka

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Sharing my quilty adventure to inspire βœ‚οΈπŸͺ‘🧡 Elder Millennial, wife/mother of boys, project manager, tea drinker, Oregonian, quilting for my sanity…especially now

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His name is Alfred πŸ’™

04.07.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Have a library card? See if your library offers access to Libby! Not only can you get free access to audiobooks, but there are so many magazines available! I’m there for the quilts πŸ’πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ
#quiltsky #libby

03.07.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A new face you’ll see popping up on my feed 😻
#catsky #catsandquilts

03.07.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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That’s my face when you call my quilt a blanket…

Pattern: Plains and Pine Temperature Quilt
#quiltsinthewild #quiltsky

22.05.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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More quilts, less social media…
Hope you all are well and doing what makes you sane!
#quiltsky #quiltsinthewild

21.05.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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I like a good challenge! At the Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild retreat, I made a donation quilt top from donated fabric and bits from my own stash. The pattern kept morphing as I made progress. Another guild member will quilt and bind. What fun! #quiltsky

01.04.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quilt Retreat weekend! I hope to have a donation top done tomorrow 🀞🏻 w/ Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild #quiltsky

30.03.2025 01:29 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2024 Temperature quilt #1 is complete! 100% batik fabrics. Pattern is by Plains and Pine. #quiltsky

29.03.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Almost done!

27.03.2025 22:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It looks more polished when it’s finished by hand. I’ll have to post some comparisons.

27.03.2025 22:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After machine binding my quilts for so long, I need to get in the habit of hand stitching it. One of the perks of having a quilt judged is getting notes to improve on! #quiltsky

27.03.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The quilt coat is finished! I explored ice dying the sections after piecing but before quilting. I’m pretty excited to try this method with future projects! #quiltsky #quiltcoat

04.03.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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This has been such an awesome quilt coat project. I’ve learned so much and feel I have so much more to explore with ice dye. #quiltsky

03.03.2025 16:23 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you 😊

01.03.2025 02:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes you have to put yourself out there. It’s fun to see your work hanging in a show. #oregonquiltfestival #quiltsky

28.02.2025 22:48 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s rinse time! Here’s a quick look at some wet fabric πŸ˜‚ This is the result of melting ice, slowly releasing fiber reactive dye into Pima Base quilters cotton. #quiltsky

25.02.2025 01:48 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Planning to rinse out and reveal today!

24.02.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They certainly are!

24.02.2025 14:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Awe, thank you!

24.02.2025 03:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doing something different. Let’s see if ice dying pieced fabric is successful. #quiltsky

24.02.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of these years, I’ll make it to Quilt Con, but I’ll have to convince my loved ones to celebrate two major milestones there? At least #quiltfromhomecon makes me feel included πŸ₯° #quiltsky Here’s my personal best in show (and freshly submitted to the Oregon Quilt Festival happening next week!).

22.02.2025 02:29 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do I need another quilt coat? Not really, but it seems to be my go-to method of using up leftover blocks from a project. #quiltsky #quiltcoat

21.02.2025 00:56 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Linen pojagi coat in action! This sewing method uses a flat felled seam to join scraps of fabric together. #sewsky

19.02.2025 01:49 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

They are addictive! I think I’ve made six quilt coats so far? This is my first non-quilt coat πŸ₯³

19.02.2025 01:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My linen pojagi coat is done! Who knew bits of fabric leftovers could become something special? #pojagi #sewsky

18.02.2025 21:09 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Even on a rainy day, there’s nothing like finding peace at the beach. #loveoregon #quarrycove

18.02.2025 04:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now that I have my sewing machine back from the β€œdoctor,” I’m making headway on my linen pojagi jacket.

16.02.2025 01:07 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow 🀩 What a collection!

16.02.2025 01:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! I love having variety.

15.02.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

15.02.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0