Little Bits.....: and on the back...........

I decided the fabric had to go. Well, most of it. I pulled out the two reds, the cream and the blue and made one huge disappearing nine patch.

I then added a blue border all the way around.

Two sides were cut 3 1/2"

and the other two sides were cut 5"

Then I went back downstairs and started

with the cream

only to discover it had already been cut into

3 1/2" strips

I subcut to fit the four sides

and then I cut the red.

I didn't have a lot in stock so I thought I would go this

far until the store re-opened after their holiday break.......and then I changed

my mind!

There was one piece of the blue left on the cutting table, so I decided to use it up. It measured a little

over 9", so I cut it in half and then to the length. I added this just in case I made a mistake when adding the final two borders.

Before I packed everything up, I made myself some notes. I am going to try and put this into practice this year. Measure everything.....the front, the back and if I need more fabric figure it out and put it on the post it note.

It should save me time.

I made the little collage of photos on

Ribbit.com

I had some fun while Karl made the coffee!

TIP:

Making up backings is the best way to get rid of your stash. You don't have to buy the "backing" fabrics that stores carry. I have found I have saved a lot of money doing it this way.

It isn't a problem keeping it straight on a long arm machine either. I've done it myself and Jane has never had a problem. I'll get Anne's advice when I drop this off to her.

Okay, it's done but not before more angst. I will treasure this tablecloth for many, many years. I didn't buy enough fabric....the red, not the cream. I bought the end of that bolt and I'm glad I did. Here it is......

it is a whole slew of inches longer than it needs to be. I'm not cutting it off, I'll just mess it up!