I finally got mine to lay flat. I made a circular window and I just got done sewing it together and it looks great, I'm going to applque' some mini spiral circles in the corners. Love that bargello in the round and planning to make one. I have some projects to get done first , but today I am making apple sauce and I have them cooking now so later I will run that through a food mill and then dish it into small comntainers with lids and freeze it. Love to eat it frozen. Have a great day, Huggies, Fay