Because it's small ( something like 46" x 46"), I just grabbed some fabric that I thought I could use for backing fabrics... I ended up having to use two... one is a red Christmas print and the other is a blue background snowman print.
I cannot believe how easy it was to pick motifs and quilt it ( easy as long as Mo'e was running - had a few times when he REFUSED to stitch grrrrr).
Here's a pic of a small part of the backing... there are straight lines, large wavy flowers and small squarish flowers.
I still have to finish sewing the label down by hand, but that's all.
Next, I decided to find the black batik that I knew I had...
Once I found it, I cut 2 1/2" strips for the borders... they weren't called for in the pattern, but I really felt that they were needed. Tomorrow morning I want to go down to the local quilt shops to see what I can find ( on sale/clearance) that might work for the backing... I was thinking a cream batik, but chances of that being on sale at a REALLY good price are pretty slim so I'm crossing my fingers. I may end up with just a cream cotton print.
I'm just so tickled that I'm finally getting some of these UFO's off the 'waiting to be finished' list.
TTYL



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