mes libby

if I were you I would try running a seam of zigzag on the edges that stretch and see if that helps the ones on the bias should not stretch as mush

Brenda Retzlaff

There are probably craft projects that could be done with your strips. I understand the desire not to waste them but if it was me...my sanity would be at stake.

Prism99

Yes, all the fusibles would make the pieces stiffer. The light-weight ones are much better than regular-weight, but they still do add stiffness to the fabric.

mom-6

Mes Libby-the pieces are all straight strips, but when I sew them some of them stretch and others don't, hence the variation in the finished size of some of the blocks.

PHEEBS

Don't know if this will help but i remember in school a lot of years ago that we had to staystitch around all edges of cordary and wool i have only did one quilt and it was of wool denium and cordary and then tied but i did staystitch around all edges to keep them from stretching and raveling

PHEEBS

it will take deeper seams to cover staystitching

GailG

I agree with those who say, bag the strips and pass them on to Goodwill. Use the rest to form large squares. I would make a rag quilt with it. OR bag the whole thing and return to sender. Tell her you can't do it. And tell her you are sure that she can find someone who would be willing to tackle this project.

iamsogone

i did a king with corduroy called card trick it is a lil hard to work with the thickness of it but i used my walking foot and it went really well and gave the quilt great definition you will have a mess of lint when done but it was worth it for me i dont think small pieces are going to work well or i wouldnt go there just my opinion

FranW

I have used corduroy for rag quilts. Lap sized and only a thin piece of flannel for the batting. Worked well - a lot of lint, but raveled well. As for the strips, if you know of someone who crochets, they could use them (tied together end to end) and make a raggy crocheted throw. Good Luck!

Olivia's Grammy

When you put your blocks together, put the one with the most give on the bottom, your feed dogs will take up the fullness. Like several others suggested, get rid of the 2" strips. Also you might take a slightly wider seam, maybe 3/8" or even 1/2". I wouldn't use stabilizer, it will make your quilt to heavy. Back it with flannel and you won't need batting.