Felt by the yard from Wally World. ;) Dave

Quite lovely & fun. I envy you working w/ circles & drunkards quarters like that, I'm still too chicken. Good for you, really nicely done. Oh yes, the outdoors pic really shows the colors quite differently. TFS.

I like it. I have a collection of brown and turquoise fabrics. This might be just the ticket for them. Theresa

Point well taken with the idea of the red background if Santa is in red. Hmmm....maybe Green would be better. I do know what flats are. Unfortunately, though, we don't have storage for traditional scenery flats. That's why I've used either dyed or painted sheets as backdrops. Also, our stage is very tiny, *and* it is used not only for school, but for a church service every weekend. So whatever goes up, has to come down for the weekend and then we'd have to put it back up again. So something that can be hung with safety pins works VERY well. It really doesn't matter what the print of the lettering will be - - it's cute up close, but you're right, it wouldn't show from afar. No flat sheets separately here. Our local BB&B went out of business, as did the Linens 'n Things. I tried Wal-Mart, K-Mart and Target, and struck out. Online just isn't fast enough for me - - I need to start this, THIS weekend. Otherwise I run out of time. (I'm a school music director, and have 3 programs rehearsing simultaneously - a choir show, a first grade production, and a big musical. The backdrop will be for the first two.) As for red broadcloth ... or even green ... not wide enough! I was looking at 108" wide muslin because I would not have to put in a seam, and it's usually easy to buy. With a 40% or 50% off coupon, it's probably cheaper than a sheet any way. Donna