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.