jmabby

I was reading some quilt books and they mentioned using chinelle for the backing of quilts, also some use corduroy. Have any of you done this??

emerald46

I used the soft wale (or whatever it's called) corduroy for backing a quilt for my son like 15 years ago. He wanted one to take camping. Front was all scraps. It is still around and camping.

wolfkitty

I've read of numerous people who have used corduroy in quilts. It's very sturdy and soft. I like corduroy in quilts myself, although I have never made one myself.

grammysews4u

I made one with chenille on the back. the front was scrappy. put batting in it. love it. used it all winter on the couch. its warm with batting.

tinliz

Corduroy would be great for the back of a recycled jean quilt.
The first log cabins I made were corduroy pillows in 1963. They were a big hit and were worn out a long time ago.

ewecansew

What years were the books published? Sounds interesting.

cctx.

I've used corduroy for baby quilts.

quiltmaker

Kriscraft99 uses chenille all the time. She makes the most adorable baby bibs and I believe uses it for some of her quilt backings. You might PM her and ask if she doesn't see this thread.

justwannaquilt

I have. The quilts turned out nice. I quilt the top and batting, wash then brind all three layers!

You can also make your own chinelle "quilts" instead of using batting!

ckcowl

i have used corduroy many times for backing quilts and for piecing= i have not used chennelle- at the lqs that carries it she charges $24 a yard for it- too rich for my blood- and when i figured it out it would make a baby quilt cost $100 to make
i have made chinnelle (sp) and used it in making quilts. i have also used cotton terry cloth for the backs on beach quilts.