I've been thinking about what method to use to finish off my challenge piece. Although I have loved creating it using the different elements (words) to work and especially working with the silk I'm not sure the overall design is something I would hang on my wall. Knowing this I've decided to look at different sections of it to perhaps chop up for a series of mini displays.
The easiest way to do this is to cut out a cardboard window and use my camera to take snapshots of various sections.
![using a frame to select a section of the fabric](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-1window-frame.jpg)
Here is a series of snapshots of different areas.
![leaf sectioned from the fabric](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-2window-frame.jpg)
the whole leaf
![leaf sectioned from the fabric](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-3window-frame.jpg)
![leaf sectioned in a frame](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-4window-frame.jpg)
![only a small bit of leaf is shown in this selection](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-5window-frame.jpg)
Even the one with only a small bit of leaf looks great...
![very little leaf is seen in this selected area](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-6window-frame.jpg)
...unfortunately some of these options overlap so I won't be able to use them all.
Using the frame I marked in four outlines that included leaves.... can you see the white outlines?
![drawing the selected areas using a frame](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-7windows-marked.jpg)
...and then cut them out.
![coasters cut out of the unique fabric](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-8windows-cutout.jpg)
You can see I still have quite a bit left over which prompted me to cut out another couple that didn't include any part of a leaf. Now I have 6.
![coasters cut ready to edge](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-9two-extras.jpg)
I could make a bunch of frames and hang them together or one big frame connected so the windows are in a row. One last idea one I think I will go with is to make a bunch of coasters.
There are a number of ways I could finish off the edges. I could possibly bind them or simply stitch around them. I decided on the latter. Using an overlocking stitch on my sewing machine I stitched entirely around the outside then I used a straight stitch to stitch around again basically connecting the dots of the 'bite' created from the first stitching.
![stitching around the edge to prevent fraying](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-10edge-stitched.jpg)
It didn't take me long to get around all six!
![my unique coasters with coffee.... where's the cake?](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/august-challenge-finish-11-display.jpg)
my six coasters