Bespoke quilts, traditional sourdough breads, writings on motherhood and hand-making, Sunday donuts, natural dyes, autumn pies. Homesewn clothes, gathered herbs, three tall boys, warm cookies, mended knees, garden peas.
About Sugarhouse Workshop quilts
My quilts are made by hand and from the heart. Incorporating colors from the land through natural dyes, stories from my life or yours, and heritage patterns from the past, these quilts hold memories and keep you warm to make new ones. I love working with folks to create quilts that mark special occasions, welcome new babies, go with you to the beach, or just bring a little more color and craft to your space. Be in touch anytime to talk about working together a bespoke quilt, or see more quilts here in my Archive.
About Warmly
Warmly is the name of my Substack newsletter where I share weekly letters from Vermont, new recipes I’ve been baking up, sweet, seasonal craft projects, and updates from my quilt studio. This is the best place to keep up to date on my work and all the stories that happen on our little homestead. Join the community here.
About the bakery
With a strong inclination toward to fleetingly seasonal, the truly local, and the always-handcrafted-the-long-way, my baked goods are imbued with flavor, tradition, and commitment to process and curiosity. Find my sourdough breads locally around Southern Vermont at Grateful Morning Farm and Clear Brook Farm, and join us for coffee and sourdough donuts every Sunday at Grateful Morning at 10am. You can try my recipes yourself by picking up one of my recipe collections or subscribing to my Substack. Contact me to bake for your birthday, special gathering, or just because you could use a great chocolate cake.
To learn more about natural dyes, quilting, sourdough baking, and plenty more look for upcoming workshops.
For pie, just wander right over here.
a short selection of Essays, recipes, & Interviews Elsewhere
Jessica was a regular contributor to Taproot magazine during its years of publication, and has been featured in interviews and articles in print and online. Below is a small selection of interviews and features to enjoy:
Jessica Lewis Stevens: A Free-Range Life // Quiltfolk, issue 10: Vermont
Digging Deeper with Jessica Lewis Stevens // Taproot blog
Episode 79 // Making (formerly Woolful) Podcast
About Jessica
Living in southern Vermont, I spend my days quilting, baking, growing, and gathering with my children. For peeks of my quilts-in-progress, kitchen stories, projects, and life at home, follow me on instagram at @sugarhouseworkshop.
Growing up in upstate New York, my brightest memories from early life are sitting in the summer grass braiding dandelion chains and the light coming from my grandmother’s ceramics studio, days spent left to my own imagination by the lake or the river or the woods. I studied Russian literature and folklore in college, captivated by story and landscape (and perhaps preparing my spiritual fortitude for Vermont’s long winters). Those stories took me to library school where I fell fast and hard for traditional letterpress printing and the art of the book, and library school brought me here where the land, the rivers, the beauty of work made by hand, and the every day folklore of life-living make up my days and my work.
You can listen to my playlists on Spotify @sugarhouseworkshop and follow what’s catching my eye on Pinterest.
Sugarhouse Workshop illustrations and logos by Emily Halbardier