This is the back insert now sewn together. It’s 6″ longer than the front which will allow me to use the trim for a hidden binding on the quilt back. I’m planning on a narrow rust/golden sashing, next to a wee bit wider black (with circles) strip, with an asymmetrical wider outer sashing in the light grunge fabric. The finished insert will be sandwiched between two soft grey fabrics with different small scale prints. Their colour doesn’t quite blend but I think the insert will override that slight difference.

Time to move on to other stuff – I’ll get this back done tomorrow; maybe I’ll even manage to create the quilt sandwich. Then I have to decide how to quilt the project. Once it’s pinned I’ll have a better idea what would work with the colour and texture flow. I’m anticipating straight stitching that is echoed at unequal intervals will likely look best (starting with some stitching in the ditch to stabilize the layers…).