It is typical of an old bedpsread, am soaking right now. Just wondering, depending on the shape when I finish this wash, if anyone has incorporated an old bedspread somehow into a quilt?

I cut the spread into backings for child size quilts. Nice and warm.

I'll bet you could cut them into squares and sew them together...but is the bedspread in such bad shape that it needs to be cut to be used?

If it's nice - use it as is.

I have a couple of these bedspreads and cant bring
myself to throw them out ,I just know if I do I will
come up with something to do with them .

Old chenille bedspreads are quite collectible-if it is not in bad shapre you may want to keep it as is.

When I was growing up I thought they were so ugly and now I absolutely love them!
What does a child know hee hee :D
I have a couple but haven't cut them up. I was gifted a really cute scotty dog made out of one and I also have a pillow but that's it.

It has one tear in it, close to the bottom, it washed up nicely. At least it is clean, will think on this one and see what comes of it.

They make beautiful quilts. I collected them for several years just for that purpose. You could either use only chenille squares (may need to collect a few more cutter chenilles off of ebay first to add to them) or alternate the chenille squares with cotton squares. I made a pretty shabby chic one for my granddaughter by using different chenille square and alternating with floral ones. Very cozy. Would love to see a pic your chenille.
Also, if it has any fringe around it, you could make a matching pillow and trim with the fringe.

I am sitting here with one (white) folded in half and keeping warm. Mine has one stain on it round and I just noticed it so will have to try to remove it. I got in a box of fabric at a sale...
Oh they look great under Yo-Yo quilts...

Oh I have love chenille bedspreads, especially the older ones. My grandmother had a white one on her bed, and as a little kid I thought it was so elegant!

I'd love to have it! you could put it on the bed and display quilts on top.
my mother had a bathrobe of chenille and only let me wear it when very ill. Talk about heavy!!!

I bought myself a chenille bathrobe, took me ages to find one I liked. Then they recalled it as a fire hazard! Apparently if you cook while wearing it and your robe get too close to the flame, WHOOSH! I refused to return it, I just don't cook in it anymore. LOL I love my robe!

I had a rough one and I made myself a jacket out of it. I love it and I get lots of comments on it. Some great some not so much, but I love it and that is all that counts.

My grandmother had them on the beds at her house. I hated them while I was growing up. While at a yard sale this past summer I found one and just seeing it made me cry. Needless to say I paid the $25 and it went home with me.

Look on e-bay for ideas. There are all kinds of things that people have made. 8-)

I have a chenille bedspread that I purchased in a cream color. When we were taking care of my mother in law at the end of her life, we had a live in to help her. The live in took the bedspread and bleached the heck out of it. After she was done, she very proudly told me that she had cleaned the bedspread and it was white again.

I didn't have the heart to tell her that it was supposed to be cream colored. Still have it, still love it.

At the Houston quilt show, a lady had made cute jackets, both long sleeve and short sleeve out of bed spreads. Also childs sun dress or jumper.

Cute story, well as long as you love it and the person who washed it was happy, that is all that counts.

I have made a couple of flannel and chenille rag quilts they are really warm.

I have made stuffed animals out of one. They are real soft and cute.

I have a pattern for a baby quilt that has baby chicks on it. I cut the chicken body out of yellow chenille from an old bedspread and applique it on. I also have a hot pink bathrobe and plan to cut squares from the yellow and pink and alternate them for a kids quilt top.

Pat

I can remember going driving to Florida as a child and seeing all the chenille bedspread hanging on lines, for sale. They were the highlight of the trip. When I was first married we had a bright blue, bright rose and white chenille. Once and a while I come across it in pictures.

I use them to make jackets. They are warm and snuggly!