I finished this fall coloured quilt yesterday. It measures 34" x 45". The center section - six 12 x12" long cabin squares - was a thrift store find earlier this year. I added the border around it three weeks ago using scraps dark on the light side and light on the darker side. Yesterday I went looking for enough fabric to make another border to make the quilt large enough. I found this swirly leaf fabric which was almost enough - I stitched the fabric to the two sides and then measured to make sure there was enough and I was missing a few inches so I dug out my scraps and found a couple that worked and added them to the ends of my strips on the top and bottom. I did horizontal quilting to attach my batting (polyester) to my top and then vertical stiching when I was attaching my back to the batting/front. It worked quite well and I managed to have enough of my green backing to self bind. I did two rows of stitching on the binding as it was quite wide. I have a few ideas on the back burner for the next quilt so we shall see what rises to the top next weekend. Therese
