Thanks for all the wonderful comments I've received on this workshop project. And thanks Ruth for asking what was also voiced and here are the various "finishings" for the back that were discussed.
1. Just leave it as is and if you kept your travelling threads short and to match your fabric it sort of looks like scattered quilting. You can "block" it just like needlework pieces - spritz with water, lay the piece flat and pin in place till dry. Most puckers will shrink or flatten out.
2. You can sort of hide it by going through to the back and tug to adjust tension and an anchor stitch if needed, then move over a thread or two and travel within the batting and come up on the back where the next bead starts. Repeat this and you'd have then dots on the back.
3. You can hand applique another back in place and using some of the embellishing on the front to hide the sporadic quilting you can anchor the back in place. (or what I'm thinking to do is stitch a design from the back but don't go through to the front, just into the batting to anchor in place)
4. It was suggested to "bond" this false back in place but the instructor was hesitant about this (the front is 3D).
5. My favourite is to make another quiltlet and hand stitch to the inside of the back binding on the sides and bottom and VOILA with cording it becomes a fancy neck pouch!!!
The other display option that I just loved is to find a piece of glass, centre your quiltlet and mark where the inside top corners are on the glass and drill two holes. Anchor your quiltlet however you'd like through these holes and then attach appropriate hanger hidden by the quiltlet or another set of holes near the top corners and a visible hanger (guess you can put this into a frame somehow too). I'm sure there are other ways too so just check out a "framer" for ideas or even your needleworks shops.
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