Creative work is such an internal process... while sharing it in thought on paper calls up a willingness to be in community. Giving voice to what we see and learn in making is a gift to be shared. Looking to connect with a new idea from a different vantage point, I always feel you there, across the table as I write and sketch.
-Diane
Diane's Journal
A Pocket a Day
….A Design Exercise to jump-start your Fall Sewing= Diane’s 30-Day Pocket Challenge- ...
A Pocket a Day
….A Design Exercise to jump-start your Fall Sewing= Diane’s 30-Day Pocket Challenge- ...
August is Pocket Month
I designed and published the the original version of the Just Pockets Pattern in collaboration with my mom, Lois Ericson. We enjoyed lots of pattern projects together, and her joy and...
August is Pocket Month
I designed and published the the original version of the Just Pockets Pattern in collaboration with my mom, Lois Ericson. We enjoyed lots of pattern projects together, and her joy and...
Summer Play: Birds Are Everywhere
From the Jay who joins us for summer breakfasts in our gazebo...to this one above, hatched in my studio: Birds are always an inspiration.....and maybe for you too. They...
Summer Play: Birds Are Everywhere
From the Jay who joins us for summer breakfasts in our gazebo...to this one above, hatched in my studio: Birds are always an inspiration.....and maybe for you too. They...
Print a Summer Remake
It is a busy month and this Design Board, with a Map Theme, in my studio is inspiring projects and surface design ideas to share at up coming Design...
Print a Summer Remake
It is a busy month and this Design Board, with a Map Theme, in my studio is inspiring projects and surface design ideas to share at up coming Design...
A Window to Design & Color Blocking
"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...
A Window to Design & Color Blocking
"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...
Capitola Pants #319: Now a Re-Issed Download
Based on a great-fitting European cut, this relaxed, crop pant with several variations for an elastic waist has comfort written all over it! A multi-sized pattern,...
Capitola Pants #319: Now a Re-Issed Download
Based on a great-fitting European cut, this relaxed, crop pant with several variations for an elastic waist has comfort written all over it! A multi-sized pattern,...