Print a Summer Remake
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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
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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...
Capitola Pants #319: Now a Re-Issed Download
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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,...
Spring Fabric Designing
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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...
Let's Stencil Suiting
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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...
RED THREADS
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I can see why red became part of the holiday season....it's that pop of color we need as the landscape dulls that just seems to sparks everything. Lets talk RED...
The River Tunic
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I knew when I couldn't stop making and wearing these....I had to share it with you! You can download it in my online store, or order up a hardcopy to...
CURVES & ANGLES are in VOGUE-
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My new article, Curves & Angles: Designing with Art Fabrics, is in the current issue of the Vogue Pattern Magazine (June/July '16). I am intrigued and constantly exploring new,...
Spring Color: PINK
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Diana Vreeland said "Pink is the navy blue of India!" WHO can resist the full glory of this pink!?!?!?!? Inspiration is everywhere in Ashland…especially...
BEAUTY
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There are beautiful pieces that show up -usually as we least expect them...and this is one of them. Karen Miller is a Katazome artist and designer. This is her beautiful...
Making Summer Fabric-
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Piecing summer linens, making fabric- I am still on a shrug kick....and can't help piecing some of my smaller, summer fabric bits into a piece big enough to make another...
Spring Sewing just for fun!
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As I unpack my favorite stash of warm weather fabrics and clothes, I am lusting over the linen pieces. Well, yes... linens and interesting basic wovens in natural fibers are...
FABRIC PRINTING: New Raven Stencil
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One can never have enough birds....and if you are a Portlandia fan, you know this is true. My new Raven Stencil gives new meaning to the phase 'Put a bird on it'! This new...
Spring Sewing: SHIRTS!
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Stenciled linen shirt by Leslie Gelber I'll always make shirts..... every season, it is my hands-down favorite garment. In addition to endless re-makes, I'm always checking out new shirt patterns and...
A SPRING BOARD-
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Welcome to my Studio- My Design Board for Spring Projects- It happened already...just in this last week, when we weren't looking: Spring started to pop out here in Southern Oregon....
Designing a FaultLines Garment
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I am re-visiting each design in my line of sewing patterns this season. I will be sharing construction tips & design ideas to inspire your creative sewing projects. FaultLines #118...
Designing a Stencil-
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The process of designing a stencil is very creative and organic for me. I thought you might enjoy knowing how I come up with the designs in my stencil line. So...
Bugs in the Closet
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The 3 crickets, on the new Crickets & Leaves Stencil, were used to print this overall surface design- I've been printing with my bug stencils today with some playful results....
Exploring a NEW Stencil Design
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Cicada Stencil is Fall colors Each new stencil design is like Christmas when it is done.....I can't wait to unwrap it and begin to explore the printing possibilities! We just...
PLANNING AHEAD FOR FUN-
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The Fall DESIGN OUTSIDE THE LINES RETREAT is just around the corner: Sept. 24-28th. My guest teacher, Nancy Shriber, and I are looking forward to sharing the magic of the Mabel Dodge Luhan House in Taos,...
ARTY SUMMER CLOTHES-
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Printing with a Jumbo Tee Juice Pen with a stencil By this time of the summer I always feel the need to have something new in my closet. Sometimes that...
Arty Summer Shoes-
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Okay, maybe it looks like I have to much time on my hands..... What's true is I can't leave a perfectly good canvas alone! These shoes caught my eye and...
Fabric Inspired Summer Patio-
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Yeah! We are all moving outside to our patios & gardens for the summer! I don’t know about you...but I need to hit the refresh button on my furnishings. We...
Sewing with Stenciled Fabrics
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Sewing with Stenciled Fabrics- Hand-stitching vapor trails- For those of us who love a needle & thread...here are some ideas for folding the new, PAPER AIRPLANE Stencil into your sewing projects....
Pedal Play
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Bicycles are always an appealing theme. Lots of us not only have fond childhood memories that include bikes...but also current lifestyles that are enhanced by a pedal around the neighborhood....
