Washing Corduroy

I believe it would ravel enough, Denise. What I'm not sure of is whether
you could get it to quit. Some time ago, one of us mentioned that she had
made a quilt that shed more than a highly motivated QI. (and for years and
years.) Polly

"Denise in NH" wrote in message
...
I have lots of corduroy to eventually use up also. Has anyone ever done
a "raggy-edge" square quilt with corduroy? I've done it with cotton and
also with flannel, but was wondering if corduroy would ravel enough to
look right. I thought I might use up my cord with scraps of flannel
plaids for something rustic looking.

Denise
http://community.webtv.net/DeniseJG/
My QI

Nope, my corduroy left overs are either
long gone, or very well hidden. I did
find a few other goodies though, so I
had some fun. =)
PAT

Pat in Virginia wrote:
Debra:
I MIGHT have a really nice (basic) dark green. I will check and let you
know. PAT

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:27:05 -0500, Pat in Virginia
wrote:

Nope, my corduroy left overs are either
long gone, or very well hidden. I did
find a few other goodies though, so I
had some fun. =)
PAT

I went to my stash looking for uglies for Polly and found some green
and pink striped fabric about denim weight. I'll use that with the
pink corduroy when I get around to that one.

I've gone in that room to raid the stash 4 times in the last 2 days.
So far I have not found the fabrics I am looking for, but I always
find something that will work even better. Fabrics that I didn't know
existed. This is a little weird, like the stash is alive and breeding
in there or something.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:27:05 -0500, Pat in Virginia
wrote:

Nope, my corduroy left overs are either
long gone, or very well hidden. I did
find a few other goodies though, so I
had some fun. =)
PAT

Oops, I completely lost my manners. Thank you for looking in your
stash, Pat. Please forgive my lapse. I was distracted by the search
for ugly fabrics to send to Polly, and the discovery that some really
ugly yardage turns out lovely when cut down to a 6.5 inch block.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
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That is soooo true, Debra! Those 'ugly'
fabrics often are real Cinderellas in a
quilt. When I see an intriguing piece, I
often fold it down (or otherwise isolate
a piece) to about 6" triangle just to
get an idea how it would work in a
quilt. (BTW: Nothing to forgive ... you
have a good day now!)
PAT in VA/USA

Debra wrote:


Oops, I completely lost my manners. Thank you for looking in your
stash, Pat. Please forgive my lapse. I was distracted by the search
for ugly fabrics to send to Polly, and the discovery that some really
ugly yardage turns out lovely when cut down to a 6.5 inch block.
Debra in VA

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:04:01 -0500, Pat in Virginia
wrote:

That is soooo true, Debra! Those 'ugly'
fabrics often are real Cinderellas in a
quilt. When I see an intriguing piece, I
often fold it down (or otherwise isolate
a piece) to about 6" triangle just to
get an idea how it would work in a
quilt. (BTW: Nothing to forgive ... you
have a good day now!)
PAT in VA/USA

I have to assume the opposite could also happen, a beautiful piece of
yardage could be horrible when cut down to 6 inches square. DH says
it has to do with scale. Perhaps shopping with a picture framing mat
in hand would help. A white mat with a 3X5 or 5X7 hole in it should
work nicely.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere

Yes, it would have something to do with
scale, but I think value and contrast
also contribute to success or failure of
a particular fabric. I.E.: sometimes a
lovely green will look dingy gray when
mixed with other colors; sometimes a
harsh red will tone down when cut into
small pieces. I think these little
surprises help make patchwork so
appealing to me! PAT in VA/USA

Debra wrote:

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:04:01 -0500, Pat in Virginia
wrote:


That is soooo true, Debra! Those 'ugly'
fabrics often are real Cinderellas in a
quilt. When I see an intriguing piece, I
often fold it down (or otherwise isolate
a piece) to about 6" triangle just to
get an idea how it would work in a
quilt.

I have to assume the opposite could also happen, a beautiful piece of
yardage could be horrible when cut down to 6 inches square. DH says
it has to do with scale. Perhaps shopping with a picture framing mat
in hand would help. A white mat with a 3X5 or 5X7 hole in it should
work nicely.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere