A little prep work -

Usually saves me some headaches later - LOL - ;))

So today I opened a package of batting to let it "breathe" -

Sketched out how I want to split the one backing - 108" x 108" -
into two sections that should work for two tops -
that each measure 48-1/2" x 56-1/2" -

Opened the package of backing -

And was VERY pleasantly surprised -

They TORE the fabric instead of cutting it - YAY!!!!!!!!!! -

TEARING ensures a straight of grain edge -

And straight of grain works for me - LOL - ;))

And since this is my "journal" where I can find my stuff -
when I lose my notes -

I'm writing this down - LOL -

If I TEAR 44" off the top of the backing -
I would still have 64" left - lengthwise - for the tops -
56-1/2" long + some extra "wiggle room" -
about 4" extra on the top -
and about 4" extra on the bottom -

Then if I TEAR the 64" (long) x 108" (wide) piece down the middle -
I'd have two sections - 64" long x 54" wide -
Then tear off the selvages on each side -
The tops are 48-1/2" so I won't have as much "wiggle room" - width-wise -
but 54" wide would give me 2-3" on each side - and that should be OK -
If it's a little tight - I can always add a lengthwise strip to bump it up -

And like I said -

TEARING ensures a straight of grain edge -

Plus - it's a whole lot easier than trying to cut LONG sections -

Hoping that they come out STRAIGHT - LOL - ;))

So - tomorrow - after my chores -

Maybe I can get one of them layered and basted -

At least that's the plan - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go- gotta sew -

Monday - Monday -

The day after Sunday - Sunday - LOL - ;))

Now that you have that earworm stuck in your head -

Let me tell you that I totally forgot TWO things about Sunday -

#1 - That it was Super Bowl Sunday LIV -

I know - I know - can you tell that I'm not much of a football fan? - Yeah - well - I'm not - I didn't even watch the game - LOL. BOB thinks that it's interesting that they use Roman numerals to number the games - while some people don't know what Roman numerals are - and may think that I spelled LIVE wrong - LOL. Those of us - of a "certain age" - learned them in grade school - back in the dark ages - LOL - ;))

#2 - The date was February 2, 2020 -

Which is - 02-02-2020 - an eight digit palindrome - HERE - and - HERE - and won't happen again for a while - ;))

So - while I was NOT watching the game -

I checked to see if I had enough scraps - extra strips and squares - from the Interweave quilts to make the binding for them - and the answer was NO -
so I guess I'll use the DARK GREEN for the bindings, too -

And I forgot to show you the fourth backing that I bought as an alternative to the DARK BROWN for the Dear William Interweave -

I have a couple more Dear William flat packs - and I'll need a backing for whatever I make - when I get there - so that fourth one should be perfect - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -