Originally Posted by mom-6
So I would be better off just doing it all 8" squares? Had kinda thought so already but there's still all those 2" strips...and I had put about a third of it together already, just not at all happy with the results.
What can I do with all the gazillion 2" strips? Can't stand the thought of wasting all of them...
At least there's plenty of fabric left to cut out more squares (like 2 tuppers full - just not much left of some of the prettiest colors).
I'd just put the gazillion 2" strips into a bag for Goodwill; I'm pretty sure they will see that a paper mill gets it so it can be recycled into ragstock paper.
For the prettiest colors, maybe you could sew the strips together to make a square. As someone else mentioned, you could back these with a stabilizer or fusible so they don't distort with handling.
I honestly don't know if starching would help stabilize corduroy until the quilt is finished, but I would give it a try. It's best to starch before cutting, though. I paint on a 1:1 solution of water and Sta-Flo laundry starch, throw saturated fabric in the dryer, then iron with steam. You could try this on a so-so piece first.