The final piece

It's time for finishing the piece. I decided to add two rows on top of the frame:

 

I used fabric 3 and 4 to make a quilt-sandwich and with free-motion stitching, I followed the paintcolours:

 

Pinned them to the fabric frame:

 

And sew a long border strip of 5 cm, 2 inches approx, around the frame.

Please measure the frame very precisely, and draw that line on to the fabric.

Just take care in the corners! I stopped 0,7 cm from the end, secured the stitch and cut of the thread. After folding the borderstrip in het new direction, I started sewing exactly in the same place I ended my previouw stitch (or better, one mm further). This border is meant to cover the sides of the canvas frame.

It looks a bit clumsy after sewing ;-)

 

But wait till you stretch the piece around the canvasframe, with a stapler/tacking machine:

(PS do you see the single hand stitch line on top and bottom? That's were I stitched the pleated piece onto the canvas, it's enough to keep it where it is)

 

Voila! Your piece is ready. You might staple a cord from one site to the other as well to hang it properly.

 

I hope you enjoyed this 3D project, and look forward to seeing your results in the coming weeks!

And remember, in the Netherlands we know this expression 'in je eentje ben je sneller maar samen kom je verder' which is translated in 'you are faster on your own, but get further together'!

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