first attempt at doing chenille
 

I've seen this before and decided it was time to try. I want to say that I give all of you a standing applaud that quilt on your domestic machines....wow...that is hard!!!!!!
I have 5 layers of fabric. My backing that is home dec, three layers of cotton, and one layer of flannel. I sewed a while bunch of lines and my daughter and I got some bonding time while we sat and cut all the strips out. I'm so glad I had a helper or I'd still be cutting right now.
I gave it a wash and a dry so it will still fray up some more. I like the look of it, it almost looks like denim.
I just surged the edge because I was impatient and just had to see how it was going to turn out, I still need to do a binding yet. Thanks for looking :)

You did a great job. I too have been wanting to try this ever since I saw it done on a jacket on Sewing with Nancy a few years ago. What size is it? I may try it yet. Thanks for sharing.

I think you did a great job! Very pretty!

Great job on this! Thanks for sharing with us. I need to try it too~

I just cut a yard off of each fabric then squared it up after I sewed it. I have a daughter that is snuggling it on the couch or I would go measure it for you. :)

i love the colors of your chenille. i bought the chenille kit and tried it on a very small wall hanging. have to say that i'm not anxious to do it again. that being said, if i do it again, my daughter gifted me with electric scissors [black & decker] to make the job easier.

Oh, I never thought of those. I think I have a pair some where. Now, if I can find them?!?!?! They do have a cutting tool that you just slide through each groove that cuts it easily. I wanted to try it and see how I even liked it before I bought something else I wouldn't use...lol...I'm starting to learn!!!

this is neat, didn't even know this was possible, great quilt Heather.

Thank you. It was fun to try. Hope everything is going good by you!!! :)

Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

My goodness it looks and sounds like it's very difficult. Don't know if I will try this one. I really like chanille.

Don't you love learning new techniques? Even when all I really learn is that it's not a technique I want to use again, I'm generally happy to have tried it. You did a great job. Smart using your daughter :-)

I've never done anything that big doing the chenille process. I'll be it will be really cozy when it fluffs even more.

I bet it is very soft and warm! Good job :) :) :)

Oh ya!!! I just love learning how do do new things. This one, I don't think I will do alot, but it is good to know how to do it, and next time, how to do it differently. My daughter was such a help!!! Oh, I can't tell you how much of a help she was. I had carpel tunnel and still have issues with it and cutting with scissors brings out some pain and cramping up. I'm just glad that she enjoys it. :)

I'm sure it will fluff up more. I will throw it in with the next few washings that I have to see how it turns out.

I like that technique. Thanks for Sharing. You did a good job!!!

Thank you!!!

I LOVE doing Chenille....I have done several rugs. I bought some Batiks that I wanted to do a rug with and the lady at the quilt shop told me Batiks will not fray.....so glad she told me as I would be very upset having spent all that money on Batik fabric and then it not fray.

I wonder if they really will. I know it is a tighter weave, but they should fray a little bit. Maybe I will try it out to see how it works. Just a small test one. Or maybe you could do a few layers of flannel and then batik with it so you will still have the fray but if one layer doesn't...it really wouldn't matter. Now I'm curious!!!