I last wrote about this quilt back on Aug 7th, in a post called The history of a simple traditional log cabin quilt...., in case you want to go back and read more about it. In that post I closed off with comments about this log cabin getting it's borders. It did, get it's borders. I took this picture the following day.
At some point from then until now....I'm thinking sometime in September, I went to a local quilt shop to purchase some backing. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to get a king size backing. So, I knew I would need to add some to increase the size on the sides. When I washed it to get it ready, I noted that it shrank quite a bit. Luckily, I can add an extension to the top, so I can clamp it onto the longarm and still have enough by the time I quilt down to the bottom.
It's the width that is the main problem. It's about 18" too short. I have this one piece the full length of the quilt as a starting point. I also have six wider pieces of the dark brown inner border, that I can sew together end to end to go on either side of this first strip. However, after that, I will still be about 6 1/2" short. What to do, what to do..... I am leaving that dilemma for another day.... My brain is taxed at the moment, so I think I need to go make myself a cup of tea and stew on it. Tomorrow is another day!!!
Take care everyone.
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