Embroidery Challenge - Done!

 I finally finished it.  I actually finished a few days ago but didn't know how to "frame" it.  It was too big for the 14" embroidery hoop.  I went to Michael's on Wednesday looking for a larger hoop.  They didn't have any.  Then I thought about a metal macrame ring but they had either 14" or 19".  I ended up buying this:

16" was too big so I shaved 1/4" off the foam all around and tried taping the edges with white electrical tape.

 At this point, the foam was shedding.  I tried covering it with plastic film (saran wrap) but it wouldn't adhere and I wasn't happy.

Then a light bulb moment.  If I took the 14" frame outer hoop, removed the screw and glued a 1" piece of tongue depresser/popsicle stick between the two ends, I could enlarge the size of the hoop.  

I made a sleeve of fabric attached to the rainbow binding tape and pulled.  It worked but the embroidery fabric sagged.  So I cut a circle of foam core using the outside of the inner embroidery hoop as my guide.  I place that directly on the back of the embroidery piece, and put the inner embroidery hoop in to hold the foam core in place.  Placed a cord in the sleeve and pulled tight.  

Et voila - the front.

And the back.

 

So happy it's done.  Photo sent off to the POM for the Zoom challenge reveal on Wednesday night.