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

Birthday Garments: Celebrating Color

Birthday Garments: Celebrating Color

 INSPIRATION: From my photo library, some armchair traveling reminds me how much I enjoyed the visual delights of downtown Denver. The collage below is a combo of photos and fabrics...and...

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Birthday Garments: Celebrating Color

 INSPIRATION: From my photo library, some armchair traveling reminds me how much I enjoyed the visual delights of downtown Denver. The collage below is a combo of photos and fabrics...and...

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Creating a Wardrobe from Scratch: #3 River Tunic T

Creating a Wardrobe from Scratch: #3 River Tunic T

Tee Shirts and knit tunics are at the top of my new Creating a Wardrobe From Scratch list! The River Tunic Pattern is my 'go to' for Tee Shirts. The...

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Creating a Wardrobe from Scratch: #3 River Tunic T

Tee Shirts and knit tunics are at the top of my new Creating a Wardrobe From Scratch list! The River Tunic Pattern is my 'go to' for Tee Shirts. The...

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Creating a Wardrobe from Scratch: #2 Coat

Creating a Wardrobe from Scratch: #2 Coat

Needing a warm, easy to make, coat I could throw on anytime for walks & daily life…this one nails it!!  My coat started with a piece of washed and dried jacquard woven wool and...

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Creating a Wardrobe from Scratch: #2 Coat

Needing a warm, easy to make, coat I could throw on anytime for walks & daily life…this one nails it!!  My coat started with a piece of washed and dried jacquard woven wool and...

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JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER : Calling in 2021 on A Wing 'N A Prayer

JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER : Calling in 2021 on A ...

                 There has never been just one way to MAKE calling me- As makers, that love affair with what is sensuous in our hands, drawing us farther...

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JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER : Calling in 2021 on A ...

                 There has never been just one way to MAKE calling me- As makers, that love affair with what is sensuous in our hands, drawing us farther...

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JAN- Journal Post: Making a Wardrobe from Scratch-

JAN- Journal Post: Making a Wardrobe from Scratch-

I have begun. The once daunting task of making a new wardrobe has now settled into me as an interesting adventure. I look forward to my clothing being an expression...

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JAN- Journal Post: Making a Wardrobe from Scratch-

I have begun. The once daunting task of making a new wardrobe has now settled into me as an interesting adventure. I look forward to my clothing being an expression...

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DECEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER: A Winter Of Making: Soup & Clothes

DECEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER: A Winter Of Making: S...

‘I’ve been thinking about you today--imagining what you're sewing so your closet looks like you.’ ...... This email…from my childhood friend, Cynthia Thomas,  reminded me I need a wardrobe! ...a bit overwhelming at...

DECEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER: A Winter Of Making: S...

‘I’ve been thinking about you today--imagining what you're sewing so your closet looks like you.’ ...... This email…from my childhood friend, Cynthia Thomas,  reminded me I need a wardrobe! ...a bit overwhelming at...