Here is a denim quilt I made for my nephew last Christmas. It's a rag quilt using 8 1/2" squares, which finished out at 8". I backed it in flannel with no batting to cut down on the weight. It's still heavy, but not as heavy as it would have been with the batting. His name is Nealy, and as you can see I appliqued on his name using bandana fabric. Je also loves elephants, so I appliqued one right in the middle of it for him.
Donna