Linda Diak

@lindadiakquilts

I make art quilts and longarm for others, my husband makes the world’s finest knitting needles and crochet hooks (DyakCraft). Lifelong Dem. 🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦. Lindadiakquilts.com dyakcraft.com

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Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· 12d

Spent yesterday sampling ice for the background of the polar bear, inspired by photos of his recent trip shared by @brewergnome.bsky.social

Quilt sample on longarm. Light blue/green fabric with jagged lines of stippling and undulating lines filling the empty spaces.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· 15d

The oystercatchers are quilted. Approx 37 x 37, 34 colors of thread used in the quilting. This work was funded, in part, by a creation grant from Vermont Arts Council.

Art quilt of two oystercatchers on the shore, one with its beak down to the water. The birds are brown/black with white undersides, orange beaks. The birds are reflected in the water. Behind them is sand and blue sky.

Close up of one of the oystercatchers’ heads.

Close up of one of the oystercatchers bodies.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· 19d

Finished building a #polarbear I actually like last night. I’ve not been happy with previous attempts. He’s next to be quilted after the oystercatchers.

An art quilt - as yet unquilted - of a polar bear. Showing mostly just his head as he enters from the left. His nose is teal/purple/black/gray. His body is in shades of warm and cool grays with a silvery green on his forehead and snout. His brown eyes have teal and blue shadows around them. The background is a silvery green/blue color.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jul 15

No filter. This is what it looks like in Vermont right now due to smoke from the Canadian fires. Sooo yellow. It's creepy.

A Vermont village under smoky skies. Pictured, a road, sidewalk, a church in the distance, and campaign signs in the grass.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jul 13

Up next in my Impacted series is a Channel Darter. They are tiny, common fish. Due to pollution and habitat loss, they are endangered in some areas, including Vermont. Washington should pay attention, as these little fish love to eat algae!

Art quilt in progress. On a teal background is the head of a Channel Darter. Black and green head, yellow rimmed eye, peach underbelly.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jul 9

Yesterday’s finish - pattern is Twas the Night Before Christmas by Figtree & Co, expertly pieced by Deborah Henry, quilted by yours truly. Double battled with cotton and wool. Glide thread. 14 stitches per inch, save for the holly leaves quilted into the borders, which were done at 12 spi.

The quilt pattern is Twas the Night Before Christmas by figtree & co, pieced by Deborah Henry, and features a cream background and patchwork house/trees/pines/holly, and heavily custom quilted

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 27

The monkeys won best machine quilting at Billings Farm and Museum Quilt Show last night!

Art quilt of two Colobus Monkeys hanging on to a cherry tree branch. Leaves and power lines are quilted into the navy blue background.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 27

Our library has new library cards!

photo of an art quilt of the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont. Text reads: support your local library. New Library cards are available featuring the Whiting Library art quilt by Linda Diak. The new cards are $5 and available at the front desk. The monies raised help support our wonderful library and the many programs it offers to our community. 117 Main Street, Chester, Vermont.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 17

Started on a customer's Christmas quilt this week. The pattern is a block of the month from Fig Tree and Co and lends itself to playing with textures.

Patchwork quilt in progress on the longarm machine. The quilt design is Twas the Night Before Christmas by Fig Tree and Co and has blocks of red and green on a background of varying shades of white. Trees are quilted into the green blocks, feathers, pebbles and swirls in the white border.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 10

I made a movie for Tom's crochet hooks - timed the music too! Please clap. (And buy some wonderful fiber art tools!) 🧶 www.dyakcraft.com

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 9

Finished building these two oystercatchers today. #quiltsky

Two oystercatchers, black heads/brown backs/white bellies with red/orange beaks. One is looking to the left, one has his beak in the water. Sandy dune behind them.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 8

whoot! Savannah sold this morning! Many thanks to Collective, The Art of Craft in Woodstock, Vermont. #artsky #quiltsky #happydance

Art quilt of a zebra, head facing front, on a green background with baobab trees in the distance and baobab flowers on her face.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 2

A few seconds of trees Gently blowing in the wind against and blue, cloudless sky. Peace.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 1

And the built Channel Darter from the other day. It will be a bit until I can quilt these. (I have custom work to do for much needed income first.)

Art quilt (as yet unquilted) of a channel darter (fish) on a green/blue fabric.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Jun 1

Art quilt under construction: Two oyster catchers enjoying the beach/water (that I have yet to build.) This work is funded, in part, by a creation grant from Vermont Arts Council.

art quilt in progress: two oyster catchers built from fabric on a design wall covered in white batting. Black heads, orange beaks, brown backs and white bellies.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 31

Up next, channel darters. Tiny fish made big!

Art quilt of channel darters in process. A fusing mat is over a black and white pattern. The head of a channel darters (fish) has been put together from greens/yellow/peach/black.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 22

Tomorrow starts Open Studio weekend in Vermont hosted by Vermont Crafts Council. I washed the house this morning so that flamingo would be outside to greet everyone. Tom is busy turning, carving, and polishing all manner of fiber art tools. We are studio 77, loop 10, 339 Main St, Chester, Vermont.

The porch of a white colonial house with a pink flamingo quilt hanging on the wall. A yellow medallion advertises Vermont Open Studio Weekend, May 23 and 24.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 17

The Andean Flamingo is quilted. 59 x 41 inches. All free motion (hand guided) quilting. This piece is made possible in part by a creation grant from Vermont Arts Council. #quiltsky #craftsky #artsky

Art quilt of an Andean Flamingo - the head, neck, and part of the body. The background is a shade of maroon with feathers stitched through. Random feathers are stitched in a lighter color.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 16

Next weekend! We'll be open for Vermont Spring Open Studio weekend. We are studio 77, loop 10. Vermont Crafts Council now has an app to use to plan your route too. tour.vermontcrafts.com www.lindadiakquilts.com #quiltsky #artsky

Yellow circle with green dots around it. In the center is a black and white pen drawing of a house with a "custom furniture" sign, and trees behind it. Text: Spring 2026 May 23 & 24 Vermont Open Studio

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 9

Feathers. It took me a while to do this, to wrap my brain around what to do next, but I like it. I’m doing some feathers in a lighter color with a longer stitch length, then filling in the spaces with a shorter stitch length and thread close to the background color. #quiltsky #quilting

Maroon fabric being quilted with feathers that intermingle and overlap.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 7

Up next, an Andean flamingo 🦩 I'm #quilting the background in feathers - I drew one, cut it out of card stock, and I'm using that as a template.

A dark red quilt with a big Andean Flamingo on it, on the frame of a longarm quilting machine. There is a quilt of a bear holding a salmon on the wall behind the machine.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 5

Our backyard is under attack from the ferns. They look like creatures come to take over.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 3

The marmot is quilted. This was fun. Normally not one to mark out grids, I have to say this was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.

Art quilt of a marmot holding a flower in his right paw, and his left is outstretched to catch a second flower. The marmot is in shades of brown, gold, and rust. The flowers are white with dark green stems. The background is a spring green and quilted in a grid, alternation flowers with leaves.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· May 2

The marmot is underway. I swapped out the blue background for this green so that I could put him in a meadow. Had a bit of a slow down yesterday when I quilted my finger, (ouch), but woke up to a nearly healed digit this morning, so yay for that!

Art quilt of a marmot on a longarm machine, in the process of being quilted. The marmot is in shades of brown, with white and cream on his snout. He’s holding a flower in his right paw. His left paw is reaching out for another flower. The background is a spring green, quilted with alternating blocks of flowers and leaves.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Apr 29

I started quilting the marmot yesterday, and the blue wasn't working. It said "sky" and I wanted a field of flowers and leaves. I switched out the background for a springy green this morning, and am giving him a field full of flowers and leaves.

green fabric on a longarm quilting machine being quilted in a pattern of alternating flowers and leaves. There is a white unquieted flower in the image, a ruler for making straight lines, and the foot of the machine.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Apr 26

off the longarm this afternoon!

art quilt of a lynx in snow, eyeing tracks from a snowshoe hare. Dark blue sky, grey snow in the distance, snow in shades of blue, cream, and pale blue/gray stripe the mid ground. The foreground is cream with feathers, swirls and pebbles and hare tracks. The lynx is peering over the mound of snow, visible from his eyes up. He's in shades of brown, tan, and gray with black ear tips.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Apr 26

My morning quilting "snow" - feathers and swirls in real time.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Apr 24

More types of “snow” and a bit of a lynx. Hoping for a good, long day of quilting tomorrow.

Quilt in progress. Top is gray with wavy lines, then white with swirls and pebbles, blue with wider wavy lines and a swirl or two, pale blue/green with even wider lines and swirls. To the right is part of the hind end of a lynx in shades of brown/tan.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Apr 23

The most distant snow is done. #quiltsky #artsky

quilt in progress. Top section is dark blue with tightly formed swirls. Lower section is light gray with blue and purple highlights and closely but unevenly stitched waves. The foot of the longarm is in the upper right of the image.

Linda Diak@lindadiakquilts· Apr 23

On my sewing machine, I use a Martelli ring, modified to have a bigger cut out. Makes it easier. The smaller ring is 8 inches, which works with a sewing machine. I had Tom cut the opening larger so I wouldn’t hit the foot with the ring.