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paoberle 08-16-2017 04:44 AM

Corduroy for a rag quilt?
 
Has anyone ever used corduroy for a rag quilt?

sprice 08-16-2017 05:02 AM

Yikes, all I can picture is the mess from the corduroy edges shedding. I wouldn't use it.

SusieQOH 08-16-2017 05:05 AM

Me too. And the first thing I thought of was that it wouldn't be very cuddly.

QuiltnNan 08-16-2017 05:17 AM


Originally Posted by sprice (Post 7888038)
Yikes, all I can picture is the mess from the corduroy edges shedding. I wouldn't use it.

my thoughts, too. i'm thinking that the weave that holds the corduroy in its rows would keep it from ragging it as you'd like

humbird 08-16-2017 05:41 AM

Years ago, in some magazine, I saw a Log Cabin done in corduroy. It was just one solid color fabric, (beige as I recall) and the way it was layed out, the "nap" made it look like a dark and light side. Very striking. I may still have the pattern, but never made it! You would have had to be very conscious of the cutting to make the nap lay correctly. So, guess you could use corduroy in a quilt, but I'm not inclined to do so.

nativetexan 08-16-2017 06:05 AM

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yep, i did. loved it. it is the red print in this photo.

dunster 08-16-2017 06:05 AM

I have used corduroy in almost every rag quilt I've ever made. It frays beautifully, and the ribs give a nice texture to the quilt. I love it!

ckcowl 08-16-2017 09:55 AM

I have used cotton corduroy many times in raggy quilts. It pairs wonderfully with flannels, rags nice, it's wonderful

Jingle 08-16-2017 05:19 PM

Nativetexan that is a very nice rag quilt. I haven't bought any so, I have not used it in quilts. Seems someone has used just about anything for quilts.


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