Diane Cadrain has been sewing all her life. She learned hand embroidery, handloom weaving and spool knitting from her grandmother and machine sewing from her mother. She learned knitting as a law student at Georgetown University Law Center and later, taught herself the art of quilting. Her fiber art work now includes hand-painted fabric, quilting, thread painting, felting, knitted embellishments, hand embroidery, and beading. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and hangs in private collections throughout the country. It has also appeared in publications including Dare to Dance), Herstory , and Sacred Threads 2013, 2015, and 2017. Ms. Cadrain is a member of Studio Art Quilt Associates, the Connecticut Women Artists, and Women Against the Grain.