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Hello there! I'm Diane and I have two grand passions: making crafts and making media. That's what I write about here, and sometimes, I get all thoughtful about internet culture and creative small businesses. Thanks for stopping by! Would you like some tea?   
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 This one’s for denizens of PDX… I’m getting ready to teach a couple real, live craft classes, and you’re most welcome to join me. First up, I’ll be at the lovely Modern Domestic on Saturday, May 25th, teaching an intro to English Paper Piecing. We’ll be making hexie mug rugs like you see above, and … Read On! There’s More!  I’m excited to report that the quilt I’m making for the release of our new book has reached the quilting stage! I’ve never undertaken a hand-quilting project this large, so I disobeyed the conventional rules and started at the outer edges, in hopes of hiding my worst wonk there while I get comfortable with the … Read On! There’s More!  You know, we all had such a good time doing Link Love on Fridays, Tammy has decided to continue the project. If you’d like to do some Link Loving of your own, just follow that link. It’s easy! Crooked Coasters, from The Long Thread I’ve been struggling to make straight hand-quilting lines all week, so I … Read On! There’s More!  This tote bag represents an alignment of planets. It started with a pile of old quilt blocks I grabbed at a thrift store four years ago, only to get them home and discover that they weren’t in good enough shape to sew back into a quilt. After a long time sitting in my stash, … Read On! There’s More!  Happy Friday! It’s time for another Link Love post. (You can get more details on this little series by, you know, following that link.) (Incidentally, Pushkin feels the love all the time.) Portable Art Case Made From an Old Book, from Crafts Unleashed What a great upcycle this is! Shaunte removed the pages from an old book, … Read On! There’s More!  It’s already Friday, so it must be time for some Link Love! (If you’re wondering what that’s about, just follow that link.) Rustic Yarn Lampshade, from HollyMann on Instructables I do loves me some crafts involving stiffener, so of course I’m digging this project. HollyMann soaked some natural yarn in glue and then wrapped it around … Read On! There’s More!  For the remaining Fridays in April, I’ll be participating in a project of Tammy’s. She’s on a mission to bring a community spirit back to blogging, and that’s a mission I support wholeheartedly. I do think that, in the noisy world of social media, we all move very fast, and we forget to stop … Read On! There’s More!  Christina’s and my new book together comes out in late summer/early fall, so I thought I’d better get my patootie started on a new project over the weekend – I’m making one of the quilts from the book! Since I know Pushkin will be spending a lot of time laying upon this thing, and he … Read On! There’s More!  Today, I’m participating in a blog tour for Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day, which is January 24th worldwide. Portland is blessed with many fabric resources, but for my little contribution to this tour, I through I’d share a visit to one of my very favorites, Cool Cottons. I first discovered this little store-within-an-old-house back … Read On! There’s More!  OK, so maybe temperatures are in the upper 80′s here in PDX this week, but it’s still time to get excited about cooler temperatures and scarf-wearing. I love this Fall scarf I made for Spoonflower. It combines a layer of gauzy voile with a layer of flannel, so it’s very lightweight, but still nice and … Read On! There’s More! |
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