Originally Posted by MTS
I've actually got one sitting here that I'm supposed to finish for a friend. I finally found (3 years ago :roll: ) the perfect velvet border at Mary Jo's. So my plan is to put those on - wide, around 8".
The backing is dupioni silk - it was a remnant piece that was very cost effective ;-) , and I'm not crazy about the color so it's perfect. I'm not planning on using any batting.
And then I'm going to either "birth" it and tack it, OR tie/tack it the regular way, and bring the velvet to the back.
The thing is my friend wants to hang it, so I've got to make sure it's evenly stable enough throughout that it doesn't sag anywhere. And I really don't want to have to tack the velvet borders.
So that's possibly maybe perhaps what I'm going to do. :roll:
MTS: maybe you could put a layer of interfacing in the sandwich before you turn it. They do have kinds that have a bit of drape to them. This would help keep it from sagging a bit.