Friday, August 9, 2013

diamond dresden

I've had an idea brewing in my head for quite some time now involving a fair amount of pretty teensy paper piecing.  So this ~4", 96-piece diamond {centered in a gray (yes, with an "a"!) dresden} is something of a test run to see whether I'll be able to manage the task without going completely mad.


...Jury's still deliberating.


Happily rejoining Kristy's Paper Piecing Party.  If I do decide to carry out this idea (rationality is hardly my strong suit when it comes to creative endeavors), I'm guessing she'll have to set up a cot for this party guest ;)

22 comments:

  1. WOW. I thought it was GIANT from the thumbnail pic, and then clicked through to find out it's tiny! It's amazing. :)

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  2. 96 pieces in 4 inches!! You are a crazy person. :) It is eye catching though.

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  3. Oh my gosh! What an accomplishment!! Love it :)

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  4. Wow! This is stunning but yes, I think I would lose my mind doing all that paper piecing!

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  5. As an admirer of teeny tiny piecing, and grey-on-grey, and monochromatic schemes, and colour gradients, you are ticking off a TON of happy swoon boxes for me here... Holy cow, I totally love it. And completely understand if you have no desire to pursue it further but WOW. I am stunned into not using a single exclamation point. Wow.

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  6. Oohhh it would be amazing! The greys are so pretty ;)

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  7. Ah fabulous grays!
    Very impressed by the centre of that block!
    Esther
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  8. I'm staring at it and I have no idea what's going on. WOW!

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  9. Um all I can say is absolutely stunning! It looks incredible Sarah - I think it might be worth pushing the bounds of madness to make a whole quilt like it.

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  10. That is just drop dead gorgeous. You have outdone yourself!! I can't stop looking at it!

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  11. Dang, you are nuts!! In a really good way! That's definitely a stunner!!

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  12. whoa girl! That block is ahhh-mazing! That diamond center looks so cool with all of the "facets."

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  13. Absolutely stunning!!! Teeny tiny paper piecing but it looks just beautiful!

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  14. Great star! That tiny little paper piecing must have been tedious!

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  15. Those pieces ARE tiny! Looks good. Will you do them all gray or in different colors?

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  16. Wow!! If you decide to make a full quilt (which would be amazing!!) i'll gladly make a block or two for you! You know i love me some scandalous shades of "grey"!

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  17. Wow, you're MAD! Absolutely bloody brilliant though. Love all that grey and the combination of the diamond prism and the Dresden. Such beauty.

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  18. Whoah, 4"? And you're going to make a whole quilt's worth, maybe? That is hardcore! I really love this pattern, though, and the grays look fantastic!

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  19. THat is a TON of piecing!! I think it looks great in the gray!

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  20. Absolutely completely gorgeous!!! A good kind of crazy :)

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