Hey friends! First of all, thank you so much for responding to the survey in the last issue. I really appreciate your feedback.

You may or may not know that earlier this year I took an opportunity to take on more hours at my day job. This is a positive thing, and is helping me with things like Paying Rent. But it does leave me with fewer hours to be a solopreneur. That's okay! That's what's working in this current season. In light of this, and thanks to your feedback, I will be making a change with The Fold.

The Fold is Going Fortnightly

Nobody can remember the difference between biweekly as in twice a week and biweekly as in every two weeks and anyway, aren't they interchangeable? So for clarity, I will henceforth be calling The Fold a Fortnightly Newsletter. Also, it's a great excuse to use the word fortnightly.

Shall we have a quilt, then?

Gifts From Our Foremothers, Part 2

In Flux. Reclaimed garment fabrics, silk, hand-dyed and commercial cottons, machine pieced and quilted. 40x48 inches. 2023.

In Flux is a commissioned quilt. My client ordered it as a gift to give to her granddaughter, who is a high school senior this year. I chose to build this design around my favorite traditional quilt block, the Log Cabin.

I was given a specific color palette to work from, styled the Colors of Love: dark greens, pinks, red and white, and calming blues.

The log cabin is an apt metaphor for family history. It represents the home, the hearth, shelter, safety, legacy, building something for the next generation. It's also a design that's infinitely variable. It can stretch to fit any available space. To me it says, we are always changing, we are flexible and resilient, yet some essential core remains the same. I thought this was the best message I could send to a person about to embark on a new chapter.

In Flux includes fabrics that were hand-dyed, some by me, some by a friend, and some by persons unknown. In addition to quilting cottons, there are also garment fabrics and a little bit of silk.

When you order your custom Sarah Atlee quilt, you get more than something to keep you warm. You get a work of art that will increase in value over time. Documentation is a key component. Your quilt will have a signed label sewn to the back that includes its year of creation, plus a little information about me.

I will also save swatches of each of the fabrics that I use in your quilt, with a note about how those fabrics came to me.

If I have enough scrap fabric left, I can make you a pair of matching potholders as well. (This is a $60 value, folks!)

Like what you see, but want it in a different size?

Different colors? Another variation? Let's talk about your custom quilt! Check out my Commissions page and book your Quilt Customization Session today.

This Is Not The Sarah You're Looking For

A few people have contacted me asking about my hand-painted buttons. I didn't understand this, because I've made buttons exactly one time in my life, and it's not something I built my career around. After a bit of googling, I learned this:

There is another Sarah Atlee who is an artist. She makes (or made) hand-painted buttons. I am not her. She is not me. We are not one nor the same. If you came to The Fold looking for buttons, I am so sorry to disappoint you. I hope that you'll stick around anyway.

Is anyone else's mind blown by this? Just me?

A GIF For Those Who Read This Far

Happy Spring!​
xoxo Sarah