It’s working! My improvised piecing combined with pattern piecing is working really well.

Self-adhesive foam core board - BOOM! Look how good this looks!

I sewed some sequin film to the painting rags today - it works!

I am making patchwork fabric to use to cut out the diamond facets.

What if I made my own frames out of found materials (like cardboard, plastic, etc.) and then made a silicone mould of it? Then I can cast it in (I don’t know what yet), then spray it gold!

I’m investigating different methods of presenting ‘Need’. Should I ‘set’ the diamond in either a claw or bezel setting, or both?

Today I tried cutting random shapes from the painting rags and stitching them together.

The self-imposed rules and restrictions are creeping back! I realise now this happens with every artwork I make.

While working on the background for ‘Male’ I’m making a lovely green painting rag to use in my fabric diamond ‘Need’.

After reading lots of quilting blogs my mind continues to expand with ideas. These two are going to help me get this artwork done.

This is a ‘diamond’ mini quilt that I made in 2016 called ‘Need it like I need water’.

I’ve tried a different way of joining the pieces together - I’m not using a backing fabric to stitch them onto.

I’ve been using the same painting rag for a few pattern pieces on each facet. This is how I make the cutting process a little faster.

This facet of my diamond ‘Need’ was going so well until I made a big mistake. But it might just turn out better now, who knows?

Wonky cutting, wonky sewing, steam iron…but this diamond facet still looks fab. I can work with this, no worries!

Facet #4 was easier to cut out thanks to my friend’s sewing hacks.

A friend gave me some sewing hacks to try and they’re awesome! I’ll get these facets stitched even faster now!

It works! The idea I had yesterday regarding a quicker method of piecing the painting rags onto the pattern is very efficient and effective.