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    July/Aug -Working in WOOD

    July/Aug -Working in WOOD
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    Wood has carved deep roots through generations of my Swedish family. I have always been a 'stick' person...collecting special ones and finding ways to integrate them into my daily life....

    September: Neutral Colors & The Brush Alphabet Stencil

    September: Neutral Colors  & The Brush Alphabet Stencil
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       Fall Designing starts now! Time for a new vest in my everyday wardrobe. The white stenciled linen (printed with the Brush Alphabet Stencil) was a favorite shirt in its first life. Now...

    Steeped in Summer Lavender & Purple-

    Steeped in Summer Lavender & Purple-
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    August = ONE COLOR: Purple      ONE STENCIL: The Calla Lilly I loved visiting Los Pablanos this summer ( a Beautiful Lavender Farm in the Southwest). It has re-inspired my...

    1 Color=GREEN • 1 Stencil=SPRING LEAVES

    1 Color=GREEN   •   1 Stencil=SPRING LEAVES
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    GREEN=Opening, popping, emerging & unfurling everywhere. Spring in Oregon is pulling me up and forward into lighter colors.  At the tips of new shoots and in splendid carpets across the hillsides, it is...

    Designing a Neckline: 3 Variations

    Designing a Neckline: 3 Variations
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    How can it be….are we into August already? With a string of high heat weeks, I just want something light and simple to wear. So I am living in a collection of River...

    Color in Winter

    Color in Winter
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    These stenciled suiting pieces, pinned on dressforms, show what the finished shirt will look like- November in my Studio-  Inspired by another incredible Design Outside the Lines Retreat here in...

    A Window to Design & Color Blocking

    A Window to Design & Color Blocking
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      "Combining favorite fabrics, techniques and surface design  makes each summer sewing project a highlight experience" Diane   Designing a summer Taos Skirt- Retreats in New Mexico inspire my summer sewing. A...

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