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AJE Component of the Month - February - Diana Ptaszynski

It's the end of February already, hard to believe.  Time for another Component of the Month challenge.  This month, Diana Ptaszynski made us components - it's called a Phaedra! She did such an excellent job with this, as they are very fiddly to make!

And so I'm the loser this month because I didn't have time to get mine ready.  I was away for a week from the middle of the month, and before that crazy busy with work.  Then, when I got home from my trip to St. Maarten, I got the stomach flu and was not able to complete my design.  I'm still posting today because I do have an idea.

I'm going to take my Phaedra and make it the centerpiece in between two pieces of chainmaille in the Byzantine pattern.  Here's a photo of what the Byzantine pattern looks like:

I think the pattern will go well with Diana's component.  So when I finish it, I will post back here with a photo!

Thanks for looking at my idea - please look and see what everyone else did!

Guests

AJE Team

Comments

Diana P. said…
The Phaedra will pair nicely with the Byzantine weave. Looking forward to seeing it!
Caroline said…
Byzantine is going to be a perfect match with Diana's component... looking forward to seeing it finished!
Lesley said…
Great idea - look forward to seeing it finished.
Hope you feel better soon and I am looking forward to seeing the completed design.
Jenny said…
Sue - thats going to be perfection!

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