Diamond in a Square, my latest Mad Miters, is finished! Just last night I put in the last stitch. I am really happy with this piece! It was an experiment in combining Mad Miters with straight Bargello, using a unit pattern.
For those of you who have signed up for my Mad Miters class for Cyberpointers, you will NOT be doing this!
I would not recommend attempting something like this until you have quite a few Mad Miters under your belt! I developed the technique and have done many, many Mad Miters pieces. And I still had to resort to the computer to figure some of it out!
Diamond in a Square is coming along nicely. I'm trying to finish up the background (the square) before starting the fun Mad Miters diamond. Of course I have run out of one color, which I have ordered but it won't get here for about a week.
But, I can go ahead & fill in the gold and purple diamonds while I'm waiting.
AND, just in case anybody has missed it :-), registration for the Mad Miters class is still open on the CyperPointers website.
(No, the class will not do Diamond in a Square, this is very much an experiment!)
Registration begins tomorrow for the Mad Miters workshop I am teaching for Cyperpointers. Go here to see details.
I decided to work up another Mad Miters model. This one will demonstrate a somewhat different approach. I will post occasionally about this during the registration period.
So far, I got all the basting in which doesn't show up too well. The canvas I'm using is a color called Perfect Pine. I've had this awhile & decided to use it. I don't like it, it is apparently hand tinted and has lost most of its sizing. It was a real treat getting it on the stretcher bars! I hope it will hold up through the stitching process!
I am using a unit pattern this time and working the outlines in the background first with Watercolours #140 Blackwatch.
