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

Summer Play: Birds Are Everywhere

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...

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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...

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Print a Summer Remake

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

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...

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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...

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Capitola Pants #319: Now a Re-Issed Download

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,...

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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,...

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Spring Fabric Designing

Spring Fabric Designing

Feather Friends: A Stencil Collection We are all anxious for spring!….it's coming on that unexpected, warm breeze and the budding at the tips of bare branches- Birds are busy chatting and...

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Spring Fabric Designing

Feather Friends: A Stencil Collection We are all anxious for spring!….it's coming on that unexpected, warm breeze and the budding at the tips of bare branches- Birds are busy chatting and...

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Let's Stencil Suiting

Let's Stencil Suiting

In between seasons? Want a project with a fresh spin? This might be the prefect time to explore your stash of suiting and your printing design eye.  Stenciling & Suiting...

Let's Stencil Suiting

In between seasons? Want a project with a fresh spin? This might be the prefect time to explore your stash of suiting and your printing design eye.  Stenciling & Suiting...