Fabric Flowers and Vase (Hemmed)

Fabric Flowers and Vase (Hemmed), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.

Several weeks ago, I finished the image in this fabric appliqué, a still life of vase of flowers done with iron-on fabric. For the past few days, I have been working on finishing the edges and hemming it by hand. The next step is to cold-block the fabric to get it closer to square. I did put safety pins at the top (imbedded in the hem) so it will be possible to hang it that way. But I have decided to frame it because I want it to be behind UV glass (to keep the fabric from fading). The other benefit is that if I use a black matt board as backing, any deviation from square will be less obvious.