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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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 💁🏼‍♀️ #quiltsky #libby

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

A new face you’ll see popping up on my feed 😻 #catsky #catsandquilts

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

That’s my face when you call my quilt a blanket… Pattern: Plains and Pine Temperature Quilt #quiltsinthewild #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

More quilts, less social media… Hope you all are well and doing what makes you sane! #quiltsky #quiltsinthewild

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

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

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Quilt Retreat weekend! I hope to have a donation top done tomorrow 🤞🏻 w/ Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

2024 Temperature quilt #1 is complete! 100% batik fabrics. Pattern is by Plains and Pine. #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

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

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

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

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Sometimes you have to put yourself out there. It’s fun to see your work hanging in a show. #oregonquiltfestival #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

It’s rinse time! Here’s a quick look at some wet fabric 😂 This is the result of melting ice, slowly releasing fiber reactive dye into Pima Base quilters cotton. #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Doing something different. Let’s see if ice dying pieced fabric is successful. #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

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 🥰 #quiltsky Here’s my personal best in show (and freshly submitted to the Oregon Quilt Festival happening next week!).

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

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

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Linen pojagi coat in action! This sewing method uses a flat felled seam to join scraps of fabric together. #sewsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

My linen pojagi coat is done! Who knew bits of fabric leftovers could become something special? #pojagi #sewsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Even on a rainy day, there’s nothing like finding peace at the beach. #loveoregon #quarrycove

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Now that I have my sewing machine back from the “doctor,” I’m making headway on my linen pojagi jacket.

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Today felt like a good day to switch up the quilts. I like to make seasonal changes (plus it’s a good excuse to make more quilts!). #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Is this the definition of insanity? Nah, just sewing hundreds of 2.5” squares together to help ward off the feeling of existential dread. #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I hope this little pop of color brightens your day! It’s an original design of mine and I’m curious if I should write a pattern for it. We’ll see… #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Limping along with “old faithful” my sewing machine from the early 2000s. I was told if it needs parts, it’s done for good. I just can’t stop quilting while my newest machine is in the shop! #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Blast. My main sewing machine is down. I hope it won’t be too long to get it back up and running again. I do have backups, but darn!

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Getting bigger! I like to sew a few blocks together, then rearrange until a flow works and fits within the pattern piece. If all goes well, this will become a coat! #pojagi #linen #wearableart #sewsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

When I’m between quilt projects, I like to go on creative side quests. Korean patchwork #pojagi is a constructive way to use up little pieces of fabric, in my case linen. It’s fun making wearable art! #sewsky #wearableart

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Back to Korean patchwork pojagi as I contemplate the next quilt. #pojagi #bojagi #linen

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Three borders should be enough. Packing this away to longarm later. Have any recommendations for another fabric stash depleting pattern? #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

This is a nice distraction. I feel like I’m in my creative best when I don’t have a preconceived notion of the final outcome in design or size. I’m thinking borders to continue draining my fabric stash. #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The hexagons are multiplying! Search “Hexaround quilt pattern” on Pinterest. #quiltsky #batikfabric

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Feels like a good year to make quilts from fabric I already have. This free “Hexaround” pattern on Pinterest should do the trick. #fabricstashquilt #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I had my first mammogram today! It was such a pleasant experience, really!! Don’t let any unpleasant stories keep you from taking care of yourself ❤️ #lovethetatas

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I’ll get better pictures, I promise! So awesome to see his new quilt in use! #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

A recent finish in a more traditional style. This is the kind of quilt I’d make for my daughter…if I had one. #quiltsky #boymom

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Ready for a blast of color? This is what leftover cuts from two other projects looks like. Never underestimate the power of color value and saturation! #quiltsky #scrapquilt

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Don’t worry, I won’t quit my day job and become a model 😅 It’s best to see this coat in action! #quiltsky #quiltcoat

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Do you quilt coat? I made the “quilt” for each coat piece then whipped it all together. I think I’ve made six so far? This is the Ilford Jacket pattern by Friday Pattern Co. #quiltsky #quiltcoat

Middle aged woman with long hair wearing a colorful patchwork quilted coat.

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I had some leftover pieces from my temperature quilts, so I organized them by value and made a little lap quilt. On to quilting with my domestic and donating through my guild. #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Backings are prepped for my 2024 temp quilts! I pieced the key into the back and plan to embroider numbers after quilting. Still indecisive on a panto, but something flowing or weather related may suit. Almost done! #quiltsky #plainsandpinetempquilt

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

My first make for 2025 is a mini quilt! Happy new year 🥳 #quiltsky #miniquilt

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Both of my Plains and Pine temperature quilts are done! Now to prep them for longarming in the new year. I made two of them because I felt the first had way too much yellow and curiosity of a second palette got the best of me. I’m still happy with both outcomes! #quiltsky #temperaturequilt

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I’m on vacation and nervously anticipating my return home to catch up on my temp quilts! I made two because I initially didn’t like the amount of yellow in the first. #tempuraturequilt #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

This is probably a good time to warn you of my love for flamingos! I’m certainly finding them everywhere in Las Vegas.

Female with long blond hair, blue eyes and smiling in front of a flamingo shaped neon sign.

Female embracing the leg of a 300 foot tall flamingo statue standing at the entrance of a casino.

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Looking forward to the returning light during this darkest day. Have a joyful winter solstice! #wintersolstice #quilt #quiltsky

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Carah Garstka @carahquilts.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Well, hello there! I’ve been exploring quilting as an art form for most of my life. I’d like to share what I’ve learned along the way with you. #quilting

A garden quilt with bright colored cottage, flowers, vines, moon and stars.

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