Hippie Patchwork
#3
Originally Posted by shopbelt
I am planning on making a quilt for my hippie daughter. Has anyone ever made a quilt using corduroy fabrics?
#4
I think I'm going to make a Duvet cover. I plan to use fine whale mostly, but mix in some wide whale too. I've found a picture of the "tree of life" and I think I'm going to attempt to do some applique on it as well. I've done very little applique in the past - wish me luck!
Love your jacket, Joanie.
Love your jacket, Joanie.
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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There is actually a quilt floating around in my family somewhere that my Great-Grandmother made, and it's got lots of courderoy in it. It's ridiculously warm. Good luck, I'm sure it will be wonderful!
#8
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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I made a quilt from my old clothes, lots of corduroy, cotton velvet, denim and wool blends...did a bit of applique as well. It is my favourite and it is very warm. Most people who see it draped on the couch have to stop and touch it...very tactile quilt.
#9
I recently finished a corduroy quilt that was commissioned by a friend who provided the fabric. It was a mix of colors, wale widths, weights and degrees of stretch or not. I had originally intended to do a modified log cabin design, but the squares came out all cockeyed and different sizes, so I just used the 8" centers for most of the squares, used some of the 2" strips for a few rail fence squares to create a diamond pattern on one side, then used the remaining 2" strips for the border/binding. Since I had the same size squares on both sides it was really easy to tie in the corners of the squares. This thing is heavy as all get out, being corduroy on both sides, but really warm.
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