Why am I having so much trouble with this?
#21
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Missouri
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Corderoy isn't generally a fabric used in quilt making. Especially one with so many seams as the log cabin. I have made a rag quilt with corderoy. Really pinned a lot because it stretches really bad. And used a smaller stich length. Had lint everywhere. And had to clean my machine several times during the process. The finished quilt did turn out with the raveling technique. It was a heavy quilt. Only a lap size. I made it for my grand daughter to take to school for the nurses office. good luck on your quilt :)
#22
Originally Posted by mom-6
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
You are going to run into trouble along at least two sides because the ribs won't line up. I'm not sure that a wider piece would help that much. All I can recommend is PIN PIN PIN!
Now that I'm thinking of doing just squares I'll turn them alternating horizontal/vertical orientation of ribs.
Good luck.
Lois
#23
i would take the 2 inch strips and lay them side by side on some fusible interfacing and iron them to it. then cut the fusible in between the strips. that will give them stability. good luck.
#24
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Location: Western Wisconsin
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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).
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).
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.
#25
I only made one corduroy quilt when I was a beginner. I cute the strips 3" and serged them, so no raw edges and nothing to trim. Also, I did not put batting in only a backing. My nephew used it as his nap time quilt. It was on the floor a lot and it was pretty durable. If you have a serger that would be how I'd recommend you go. Also, with corduroy you have to think of the nap and how that's going to look. Good luck. Show us your finished quilt.
#26
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).
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).
#28
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Salem, OR
Posts: 511
Originally Posted by mom-6
A friend gave me a stash of lovely corduroy in various colors, weights, and wale widths, wanting me to make her a quilt.
I decided to do a modified log cabin with an 8" center square and 2 sets of 2" strips.
Unfortunately she seems to want it done by machine and I much prefer doing both the piecing and the quilting by hand, as I can get things to match up more easily that way.
I'm wondering if the problem is that I made my strips too narrow (2" wide) for the wider wale ones to stitch right.
Also the tiny wale width strips seem to be stretching as I sew.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I decided to do a modified log cabin with an 8" center square and 2 sets of 2" strips.
Unfortunately she seems to want it done by machine and I much prefer doing both the piecing and the quilting by hand, as I can get things to match up more easily that way.
I'm wondering if the problem is that I made my strips too narrow (2" wide) for the wider wale ones to stitch right.
Also the tiny wale width strips seem to be stretching as I sew.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
#29
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,152
You have the right idea, but I would have used wider strips, at least 3/4 inches. The first thing I would have done before cutting is mark each piece with marker which does not fade (I used a ball point pen) where the cut would be. The next step before cutting is make a narrow zig-zag stitch just inside the marked line. This will get rid of most of the raveling and will make your seam more stable. I also would zig-zag the seams, again more stabililty. I've done this with crazy patch pillows. Believe me it works. It also works with napped wool and other fabrics that tend to ravel.
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