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Dug out from the depths of the sewing room the other day, this string quilt UFO was my first attempt at string piecing.   It was started several years ago in a bee class at my guild.   It was so much fun but I soon grew tired of the bold color scheme.   I have now decided to finish it as a picnic quilt or just a fun Halloween cuddle quilt.   I have run into a road block, though.   The piecing was done on a very lightweight foundation material--an interfacing type fabric.   This is what the leader of the bee had us use and so I just went ahead and finished it that way.   It is a "leave in" foundation and that appealed to me.  I so dislike having to tear paper foundations out.  Well, here's the snag:   the weight of the quilt body is slightly heavier than the borders which do not have the foundation fabric under them.  How is THAT going to play out???   I am planning to use a low-loft 80-20 batting.  Maybe that will help to camouflage the two different weights?  Also the top measures 60" square.   Maybe an extra border would be good to make it a more useable size?   Hmmmmm...what to do, what to do...