I have nothing constructive to add...only UGGGHHH ... What a project!!!

I've sewed for almost 50 yrs. and quilted about 30 and I would not attempt to make a quilt with those fabrics.

Honestly, I would give the friend her stash back and offer to make her a cotton quilt or denim quilt instead.

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).

That was one reason I was doing the log cabin type design...so the ribs didn't have to match up.

Now that I'm thinking of doing just squares I'll turn them alternating horizontal/vertical orientation of ribs.

That was one of the reasons she wanted it out of corduroy (besides the lovely soft feel)...they do a lot of outdoorsy camping type stuff and she wanted it warm and heavy and had all this lovely corduroy that was just begging to keep her all warm and cosy...

If you really want to finish this, I would stabilize the fabric the machine sew with small stitches. I don't know if I would put a batting in also. Tough call.

Does anybody have any ideas on the corduroy being used maybe in a rag quilt?

Good Luck!!! :D :D

If you have some log cabin block done, you could arrange those in a square. The use large square and build around the center of log cabin blocks.

I have made a quilt with that way and I used parchment paper to stabelize it. That way it won't stretch and you can tare the paper off when you are done. Good Luck

I would think it would be way too heavy for most washing machines when it comes time to wash it. I won't make anything except out of 100% cotton or a cotton/polyester blend, like used for clothing. I certainly would not hand sew something that would be used for outdoors, no matter what it is made of, too much time and work and don't think seams would hold. Good luck, glad it is you and not me !!!