Diana Li Fitzgerald grew up in a family of creatives, continuing the traditions of her seamstress grandmother and sewist/fiber artist/sculptor mother. Her former career in science fed her analytical tendencies, and once she found sewing, she realized it was a perfect unity of experimentation and creativity, complementing her technical side. She currently designs sewing patterns, teaches and tinkers with different sewing and hand-stitching techniques full-time. Her patterns, workshops and lectures have been featured on the national stage, in-person and also offered online. She loves discovering new ideas and finding creative solutions to problems, and sewing, thankfully, has no end of either. Her book “Patchwork Sashiko: Transform Your scraps” from C&T Publishing releases December 30, 2025. Find her on social media @banjoflannel and at www.banjoflannel.com.