Thursday, November 10, 2011

Corded geese

When Nifty mentioned National Corduroy day (11-11-11) I jumped right in to make another corduroy quilt.  She gave out a piece of green and gold fabric to  make something out of it... 
I stared at it for a long time.... Odd colors... 
hmm....
Maybe I should go buy some more corduroy...
What do I have here?  
pink and red.   Not sure about that combo!

....I really didn't want to buy more, and found the challenge of using just what I had to be quite satisfying!

I started with the center thinking of one block idea, then I just kept cutting and sewing until I didn't have any fabric left. I wanted it scrappy and random... and this is what I got...  

I started to free motion quilt it, but that was to much... so I just stitched int he ditch on it...  It's loose and floppy and really snugly.

I am happy to add it to my collection of other Corduroy quilts which you can see here.

Be sure to hop over to Nifty's and see all the other Corduroy inspirations!!!

Have a great day!!

22 comments:

  1. Fabulous! How very Victoria! I love how you used just what you had, and made a fresh, new design. Cozy too. I'm sure you'll enjoy snuggling in this all winter. So glad you could join in the fun. Save the wales!

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  2. Great quilt and love the colors. What do you use for batting with this thick corduroy fabric?
    I want to make one too! Your Get Well Soon quilt is so neat. love it

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  3. I used scrap pieces of quilters dream cotton for this.. It's heavy and warm! :-)

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  4. I love the way the color combo turned out, Sometimes the unexpected is just so lovely!

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  5. Wow!!! Victoria!
    That is a huge quilt! Gorgeous looking combo. I bet it is very snugly. I love the scrappy and randomness of this quilt!

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  6. Beautiful snuggly quilt Victoria, love pink & FG, the use of what you have, and the tips on batting. XXX

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  7. Love watching how you work with what you have and how your "random" always seems to work SO well! Very cool quilt!

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  8. love the corner block...and the lint on you pants...yikes!!

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  9. This quilt just calls out to curl up in front of a warm fire with a good book. I love the way it came together. The design is very compelling.

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  10. Perfect! Love this one. Yes, I bet the quilting part must have been a bit of a challenge. Great job!

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  11. You are the best at unexpected colour combos that work so well!! This quilt has a real 3D effect to it. Absolutely wonderful!!

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  12. And the square of challenge fabric in just one corner - Brilliant!!!

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  13. Gorgeous! I love pink & red together.

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  14. I love pink and red, too. I painted my bedroom in those colors when I was a teenager. Sure would have loved to have your quilt to match!

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  15. My favorite part is the patch in the corner of the border. :- )

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  16. Love your quilt, the red and print make a bold statement against the pink. Great combo!

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  17. Wow, what an eyeful! It's gorgeous! An unexpected color combo and it works! I love the pink and red. And those geese!! W.O.W. It's very YOU! It looks so warm and snuggly. Save the wales! Happy 11-11-11!

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  18. I LOVE this quilt. It is so inspiring to me. One of my favorite concepts in quilting is the unexpected third dimension. You nailed it with this quilt and I'll bet you didn't even work to develop it. Serendipitous, right?
    Gwen Marston's next BIQR will focus on medallion quilts and this one is one I'm gonna study.

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  19. Well, of course it's HUGE! I can guess that it's snugly because Jenny Egg sure seems to like it. You're fast -- can't believe you whipped it up just like that!

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  20. Whoa! Look at you! You can sure churn out the quilts, huh? I love it!

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  21. Hi, Victoria. Great corduroy quilt--interesting colors! And your silk quilt is going to be amazing. Looking forward to seeing it finished!
    best, nadia

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  22. Do you have a corduroy hangover from celebrating Corduroy day?
    Here it is the morning after :0).....hope you got all those corduroy fuzzies out of your nose and machine too. Did ya save any wales?

    Happy sewing

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