I'm not happy with how it turned out, (wrong fabric choice!) but very happy that I completed it! This is the Travel Checkerboard by One Yard Wonders. The pattern called for using one piece of fabric, but I used 2 and sewed them together, just to give it a little more strength/sturdiness.
This is the completed board, laid out flat:
Here is one of the corners with the yarn sticking out that ties it together:
The corners and the entire border are "tunnels" to hold the tie-string. The book didn't have clear instructions on how to create the corners, so mine were just pieced together as best as I could!
The most tedious part of this project was making the checker pieces. Cutting all the squares, pinning them together, sewing, filling and completing. Whew!
Here is one put together up to the filling point. I was grateful I have small fingers when it came to turning them right-side out!
After filling them, I pinned and sewed the last edge. The instructions said to hand-sew them, but I stuck them in my machine. (I really don't like hand-sewing, but understand I'm going to have to do it sometimes! I just chose not to make this one of those times...):
All but one of these are completely done:
The board with all the pieces placed and ready for a game:
The final product, tied up and ready to travel!
This project is not complete. I am changing out the white yarn with red ribbon I have (or possibly a different color, depending on what I decide to use for the pieces. I am changing the pieces because once this was completed and set up, I realize they are way too hard to see on the board.
Things I learned:
*Just because the fabric looks great, doesn't mean the project will look great with said fabric.
*Too much is too much. Crabs, in this case.
*How to make piping to thread a tie to make a cinch sack.
*You can burn yourself with yarn while cinching said cinch sack too quickly.
*Sometimes, simpler is better.
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