Sunday, April 21, 2019

Be a Diamond Blog Hop



Welcome to my day to participate in the Be a Diamond Blog Hop, hosted by the amazing and talented Carol at Just Let Me Quilt blog.  The goal in this hop was to create a "diamond" project.

On a recent trip to Italy I saw some gorgeous bags created in leather.  One that particularly caught my eye was one with diamond shapes.  If it had been a bit bigger, it would have been coming home with me.  The design made me think of the upcoming hop and was thus my inspiration for the hop.



I had originally thought of doing a tote with the design, but after piecing it up I opted to create a table topper.




While it is not officially a "diamond", setting the framed squares on the diagonal does give the impression of diamonds.




Be sure to visit the other bloggers this week for more diamond projects.  I know that I am excited to see what is being shown.


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48 comments:

  1. A fantastic bag to get the inspiration to make you gorgeous topper....

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  2. Very nice! You did a great job.

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  3. It is amazing where we find our inspiration. A beautiful project.

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  4. Love the bag and the quilt, and those are definitely diamonds!

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  5. Love the quilt and the inspiration bag.

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  6. I love it. I may have had to compromise size to bring the bag home. For the love of geese.

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  7. That is a really nice bag, but too small for all the stuff I have to carry around. Your table topper is a beautiful interpretation of the bag design!

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  8. Cute project. I like the colors in your table topper.

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  9. Love your quilt! And it does look like that bag you photographed.

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  10. I love a quilt on point. So simple yet so effective. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Thanks for sharing your lovely quilt

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  12. They look like diamonds to me and beautiful ones at that! Thanks for sharing...love that purse, too. I can see why you'd love t.

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  13. I love your table topper. I like to set my blocks that same way when I can.

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  14. Good Morning! I can certainly see your inspiration in the table topper you created. What a wonderful remembrance to bring you right back to your wonderful visit to Italy. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  15. Very pretty quilt, and great inspiration from the purse! Thanks for sharing! xx

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  16. Very pretty, Mary! I always love all the inspiration in these blog hops. Thank you for sharing ... :) Pat

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  17. So fun when one artist inspired another who works with a completely different medium!
    You made a lovely inspired quilt and your colour work is perfection!

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  18. That was a gorgeous purse you saw and your quilt mimics the design perfectly! I love how you set it on point.

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  19. That little Italian bag is a beauty, as is your table topper. It will be fun to use this summer. Great finish!

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  20. Great interpretation of that gorgeous purse. Wonderful job.

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  21. What a fun quilt, and I love your inspiration.

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  22. Gorgeous quilt. I love how you used solids for the diamonds and a coordinating print for the setting triangles!

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  23. I love it! The combination of all those rich solids and that sweet bumblebee border print is just perfect.

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  24. Fabulous quilt version of your inspiration clutch.

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  25. I think you can definitely call a square on its tip a diamond. Sounds fair to me! Love that inspiration purse and your table topper turned out great!

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  26. Lovely table topper - great inspiration!

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  27. Great quilt, with lovely colors. Thanks for sharing

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  28. Oh, Mary, how I love the way you took the inspiration and perfectly made this table topper. It will make you think of your trip every time you look at it. LOVE IT!

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  29. Love your table topper. It resembles the bag to a tee.

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  30. Very nice, Mary...I really like how much it is like the inspiration...fantastic!

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  31. Love the colors you picked and I so love it great idea.... happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  32. A very pretty project. Inspiration can be found in so many places.

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  33. Aren’t those bags in the Italian leather shops gorgeous?! Was this in Florence? I love your interpretation of diamonds. The table-topper looks absolutely amazing! You should definitely make another piece and make a tote with it.

    -Soma

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  34. Lovely inspirational piece which made for a very pretty project.

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  35. Love the piece you made from such an intriguing bit if inspiration.

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  36. Great inspiration piece! You did a fabulous job interpreting it!

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  37. Wow, you did an amazing job of matching the table topper to the purse! Fantastic use of inspiration, I love it!

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  38. Very cool! Enjoy your day! :-)

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  39. This is great fun! I love that your inspiration came from an Italian purse--so terrific. Well done, Mary!

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  40. What a wonderful inspiration and to turn it into a quilt, even more wonderful!

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  41. Inspiration is all around us. What a great way to use it too!

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  42. Beautiful table topper! Thanks for sharing.

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  43. That bag was a wonderful inspiration piece. Your quilt captures it perfectly.

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  44. Your table topper is wonderful! Your inspiration fabulous!

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