Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy

A HIGH-COUNTRY GUIDE TO NATURAL DYEING AND MAKING HEIRLOOM QUILTS FROM SCRATCH

BY SARA LARSON BUSCAGLIA

Artist and quiltmaker Sara Buscaglia invites readers to her Colorado farm to learn the secrets—and beauty—of making natural dyes from foraged plants and stitching natural–fiber quilts by hand

Selling Points

SIMPLE, SKILL–BUILDING

INSTRUCTIONS: The projects (from dyeing to designing to quilting) and skill–building organization of the book are perfect for crafters of all levels. Readers will enjoy learning unique, traditional techniques that are rarely used today.

INSPIRING MESSAGE: Images of Sara’s farm and lifestyle will attract all who dream of a more traditional way of life. Farm & Folk’s quilt making is mission driven, to inspire readers to avoid processed materials and to live more lightly on the land.

PATTERN TREASURE TROVE: Sara has found an eager fanbase (more than 66,000 followers on Instagram @farmandfolk) for her way of life and finished quilts. She does not sell or offer her patterns anywhere; this book is the first time her patterns and techniques appear in print.

Specifications

Learn to make naturally dyed quilts by hand with Farm & Folk founder Sara Buscaglia’s beautiful aesthetic, informed by the extraordinary landscape surrounding her farm. Her creative practice centers on simplicity, working with nature, and using naturally derived materials and processes—and for the first time, she shares it with readers in this book.

Farm & Folk: Quilt Alchemy explores natural dyeing methods and details the process of creating a quilt from scratch. With an emphasis on the slow and intentional aspects of hand stitching, Buscaglia’s quilts are artful and satisfying to create. By focusing on select dye plants and recipes, which are all ideal for cotton and linen specifically, Buscaglia teaches the reader how to to achieve consistent and beautiful results using traditional handwork techniques.

Sara Larson Buscaglia is a self–taught organic farmer, natural dyer, quiltmaker and founder of Farm & Folk (@farmandfolk). She has cultivated an avid following on social media and an audience invested in hand–stitched quilting, natural materials, and the art of creating lasting heirlooms. She lives in Durango, Colorado.

*Full-color images throughout

* 176 pages

* WIDTH: 7 3/8" - 187mm

* HEIGHT: 9 1/4" - 235mm

* Hardcover POB

PUB

MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2023

CRAFT, DESIGN & DECORATING, NATURE

ISBN 978-1-4197-6199-7

US $29.99

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