Welcome to my wool applique, punch needle and digital art prints Etsy shop!
'Way back when I was a little girl, I learned how to sew and paint. It seemed only natural, after having my own needlework shop and painting for a living since 1983 that I would eventually want to create my own patterns too!
My daughter, Holly Knott, and I wrote our own quilting applique book several years ago, "Quilted Garden Delights". Since 1999 I've been licensing my watercolor and acrylic paintings to many different companies that used my art on a huge variety of products. My art has appeared worldwide on calendars, flags, cards, rugs, fabric, figurines and many, many other items. My portfolio has just been sitting there saying to me, "Make me into a pattern"! So here I am, creating patterns for YOU to make using my original art images.
I've also included some of my fine art watercolor paintings in my shop for you to own and frame via the "magic" of technology. You can purchase, download and print the paintings that I'll be listing here in the shop. Many are not available anywhere else, just here. Nothing would please me more than for you to purchase them and hang them in your own home.
I'm so happy to be able to present them as downloads to you and hope you'll have fun making them into something you will love and cherish forever, or to give as a gift. I'll be encouraging you to try your hand at choosing different colors or fabrics and to give Valdani threads a try, and to stretch your own creative talents while enjoying the process! Valdani threads can be purchased here: www.valdani.com
Welcome and Happy Stitching!
Diane
PS: I'm now delighted to be adding digital art prints of my watercolor paintings for you to download as use as home decor or personal greeting cards. I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did painting them!!
