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This looks great! I love what you did with the green fabric. The middle is very colorful and I love the design !
YOUR Completed LAUREL RIDGE

Wow, this looks amazing!
YOUR Completed LAUREL RIDGE

Lovely! And what a terrific back, truly a two-sided quilt.
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Thank you Barbara, I'll look for that tape.

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Accurately cutting the brown border.

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There is one corner that I do not liking the color and will trade out bottom left for a square in a square log cabin half...
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susanmcdonald

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backing fabric

11-03-2021, 12:51 PM

What fabric was used as backing? Do you have any recommendations as to light vs. dark? thanks!
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Barbara B.

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11-03-2021, 07:44 PM

Here is my back. A gray wide goods back, tiny geometric print. It hides quilting problems but allows the overall quilting texture to show. I wouldn’t recommend a light solid unless your quilting is excellent—mine is not. I don’t remember what fabric is used on the back of Wendy’s.

Barbara Black
Huntsville AL
https://bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com
"I am a part of all that I have met." A. Lord Tennyson

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susanmcdonald

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11-04-2021, 09:52 AM

Thank you Barbara. That helps a lot. Did you use a walking foot or rulers ? it looks awesome!

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11-04-2021, 07:24 PM

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Rulers because I quilt on a Bernina Q20 sit down longarm.

carmeng

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11-04-2021, 08:33 PM

I do not find in the pattern How much backing fabric is required for this quilt?

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Barbara B.

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11-05-2021, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by carmeng View Post

I do not find in the pattern How much backing fabric is required for this quilt?

The quilt is about 70” square, depending on how wide you cut the final borders.

Barbara Black
Huntsville AL
https://bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com
"I am a part of all that I have met." A. Lord Tennyson

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BarbaraByron

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11-05-2021, 08:20 AM

I recently found a green all over design wide fabric for my backing... it sort of ties into the trees'; BUT... it really adds to ALL my doors on the houses....because... all my doors are GREEN DOORS.... [in case you are old enough to recall that cool tune by Jim Lowe that was popular back in the late '50's !]- Somehow I recalled the tune when I began this BOM and it has stuck!! Loving this "challenge".. I need to get to my corners... no doors!!

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ljnstarmn72 commented

11-06-2021, 11:56 AM

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great idea, the green doors. yes i remember that song too!

Mary S.

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12-01-2021, 02:37 PM

I'm stopping Color my World after the large road. Do you have instructions on finishing at this point? My final border will be the background fabric. It will also be the back.
Thanks,
Mary

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Barbara B.

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12-01-2021, 09:39 PM

Originally posted by latuna View Post

I'm stopping Color my World after the large road. Do you have instructions on finishing at this point? My final border will be the background fabric. It will also be the back.
Thanks,
Mary

There are no instructions for finishing after the Upper Road. I would appliqué it to border fabric if it were me.

Barbara Black
Huntsville AL
https://bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com
"I am a part of all that I have met." A. Lord Tennyson

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Great job on your appliqué.
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Beautiful !!!
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This looks great! I love what you did with the green fabric. The middle is very colorful and I love the design !
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Lovely! And what a terrific back, truly a two-sided quilt.
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