Spotty Cat Wallhanging - Sewing the Background

To sew the background together, I sewed the narrow maroon strips to the large middle piece.

Next, I sewed on the top and bottom tan strips.

Then, I sewed two corner squares to each tan side strip, and sewed the completed side strips to the sides of the background.

This completes the background.  I then stitched around the edge of the background to help prevent stretching when sewing on the applique pieces.

Next post I will show how I attached the applique to the background.