I made a jeans + cords quilt for my son when he first moved out 10 yrs ago(he has moved back home and out again at least 4 times since then, but that is another story LOL)
I made big 8"squares, ued a very thick batting, and a blue stripe ticking for the backing and then tied it at all the corners with red yarn. Yes, it is very heavy but he loves it and it goes with him wherever he is....it needed some muscle to put it together but I have a big table to sew on which made it so much easier to handle.