On 6 Nov 2006 20:24:20 -0800, "Sunny" wrote:

Debra, I've never used corduroy, but you only have to look at the
famours Gee's Bend quilters to see some examples of stunning corduroy
quilts. They were using it because it was available and warm. I think
it's a great and overlooked modern quilting material. I hae some
corduroy put away that I intend to use "someday" to make a warm quilt
for use in our Northwest winters.

I'd love to see the quilt when you get the top finished. I doubt you'll
want or need batting and you probably will end up tying as opposed to
quilting. But I think it will be well worth the exploring.

Sunny

I doubt I'll ever tie a quilt. I don't like the look of the strings
flopping around on the top, or the feel of the knots. Machine tacking
might be the way to go though. Or maybe just machine quilt in
straight lines. I might have enough corduroy to make it cord on both
sides, or I might just put muslin on the back if I think it would get
too heavy.
Debra in VA
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