Staging -

 

 

I am SO glad that I opted for the table inserts - 

 

When I upgraded my frame - 

 

They SURE come in handy when I need a LONG flat surface - 

 

To "stage" my projects - 

 

 

My tops are -

 

Simply Woven - 60" x 60" - 

 

Halloweenie Interweave - 48" x 56" - 

 

And my backing was 108" x 108" -

 

So I tore it down to 70" x 108" - 

 

And folded it - right sides together - to check the 70" width again - 

 

The right side has a couple of extra inches - so that's good -

 

The left side needs to be straightened - 

 

But it also has a couple of extra inches - so it's good, too - 

 

 

The photo I showed yesterday makes the backing look GRAY - 

 

 

But it really is BLACK with GRAY branches here and there - 

 

And it looks good with all of the GRAY in Simply Woven - 

 

And it's mostly BLACK -

 

So it looks good with Halloweenie Interweave, too - 

 

The plan is to load the backing sideways -

 

And to add a vertical spacer strip to make it long enough to handle both quilts - 

One right after the other - 

Without me having to "reload" a new backing for the second one - 

I have an "extra" piece of BLACK from my Upstairs/Downstairs - Wild Things -

 

And I have leftovers from Simply Woven - 

 

So I'm going to add strips to the sides of the "extra" BLACK piece -

And make a vertical panel and insert it into the backing before I "load" it - 

I also have an extra piece of batting from my Upstairs/Downstairs - Wild Things -

So I can stitch that to a new batting to make that longer, too - 

I haven't decided which one I want to quilt first - 

But the "spacer" will be in the section for the Simply Woven quilt - 

The Halloweenie Interweave is all strips and squares - 

And would probably look better if the backing was one solid piece of fabric -

 

Any backing seams would be really noticeable if they weren't perfectly straight - 

 

So - I have my plan - 

 

Now I just have to DO it - LOL - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -