Carah Garstka
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Carah Garstka
@carahquilts.bsky.social
Sharing my quilty adventure to inspire ✂️🪡🧵
Elder Millennial, wife/mother of boys, project manager, tea drinker, Oregonian, quilting for my sanity…especially now
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
July 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A new face you’ll see popping up on my feed 😻
#catsky #catsandquilts
July 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
That’s my face when you call my quilt a blanket…

Pattern: Plains and Pine Temperature Quilt
#quiltsinthewild #quiltsky
May 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
More quilts, less social media…
Hope you all are well and doing what makes you sane!
#quiltsky #quiltsinthewild
May 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Quilt Retreat weekend! I hope to have a donation top done tomorrow 🤞🏻 w/ Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild #quiltsky
March 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
2024 Temperature quilt #1 is complete! 100% batik fabrics. Pattern is by Plains and Pine. #quiltsky
March 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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
March 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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
March 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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
March 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Sometimes you have to put yourself out there. It’s fun to see your work hanging in a show. #oregonquiltfestival #quiltsky
February 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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
February 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Doing something different. Let’s see if ice dying pieced fabric is successful. #quiltsky
February 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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!).
February 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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
February 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Linen pojagi coat in action! This sewing method uses a flat felled seam to join scraps of fabric together. #sewsky
February 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My linen pojagi coat is done! Who knew bits of fabric leftovers could become something special? #pojagi #sewsky
February 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Even on a rainy day, there’s nothing like finding peace at the beach. #loveoregon #quarrycove
February 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Now that I have my sewing machine back from the “doctor,” I’m making headway on my linen pojagi jacket.
February 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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
February 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The princess and the pea. #quiltsky #catsky
February 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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
February 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
February 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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
January 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM