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This dynamic fabric combo really plays well combined with one of the Red Bike Panels. Combined with linens and denims, the linen/cotton canvas panel is a great weight for a shirt/tunic or light-weight jacket... or apron of course!!! Designer Mollie Swindle employed a pleasing design strategy by placing the main part of

It’s always a treat to make a pattern designed by Diane Ericson, and the new Ashland Vest is no exception. Her patterns are just more than a typical pattern. More creativity, more ways of sew…

Diane Ericson Design

Diane Ericson, in front of a mud wall in Taos. She finds inspiration in clay and straw wall surfaces such as these. As mentioned last week, I am attending Design Outside the Lines in Taos, New Mexico this September. Marcy Tilton and Diane Ericson lead this creative retreat and I thought it would be interesting to interview each of them specifically about their creative process. I posted Marcy's responses a few days ago, and here are Diane's. It is fascinating to get a glimpse at the inside…

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 of who I am now. The Flannel Tunic & Shrug So here is where it starts- This cozy flannel tunic was inspired by the white garment I was gifted after the

Kantha, literally ‘patched cloth’, is traditionally made and stitched in workshops of women in India, Bengali and other countries in that region. A testament to our passion for making something useful and beautiful out of discarded items, the craft of creating kantha cloth is universal. I am appreciating the Kantha f

I've been absent on these pages since June. I HAVE been sewing...in several ways, but just haven't had any one thing I thought worth a post. Hopefully, the sum total of the whole summer will be of interest. This is a long one, feel free to skip around to what you like. First, I attended my second Shakerag Workshops in Sewanee, Tennessee. Once you attend this weeklong summer arts camp you can't NOT go back. This year I took a class with the very talented Christine Mauersberger. A whole week…

Diane Erickson Fault Line est and underblouse pattern. I think I have this pattern.

Diane Ericson's Cloud coat pattern.

Easy, light dressing in soft fabrics is what this summer is about. We need simple construction that leaves more time to be outdoors and deep breathing in nature. The River Tunic is a perfect canvas for that washed, linen garment you want to live in now. The magic of this basic, no-waste, shape is how it can work with