quilting...with corduroy?

[StudioMarlowe]

Sooooooooo...

I have 2-3 yards (each) of 3 different corduroy fabrics. They were purchased for another sewing project that turned out to be a not so great idea. I do love a cord skirt, but these fabrics aren't (to me, anyway) good candidates (whale is super wide on 2, fabric is not good color for a skirt on the 3rd).

I had this crazy idea to make a simple 3-color quilt and use all/most of the fabric up that way. However, I realize corduroy is not exactly standard quilting material, so I'm wondering if this is actually a terrible idea. The main mental roadblock I'm coming up against is backing it. I feel like a typical backing fabric (mid weight cotton or somesuch) will be too lightweight and not really match the feel of the front. But I also want something that's not super heavy and stiff. Backing with more corduroy seems like it would be a bit silly also (though I guess maybe I could skip backing and instead make both sides quilted??).

Anyway, advice? Other suggestions for what to do with my corduroy supply?
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[IrmaVep]

I used to have a quilt that my mum made out of cord. I think it was backed with a sheet, and I don't think it had any wadding in it. Neither do I think it was actually quilted, but if you wanted to do it you could just stitch in the ditch rather than quilting patterns.

I used it more as a coverlet over top than as a warmth layer, although it certainly added warmth.

[scaredsi11y]

There were corduroy patches in a homemade crazy quilt I had growing up. It was originally made in the 1960s and was still going strong by the time I came around in 1985. The patches were very random, in all different weights. It wasn't traditionally "quilted" so much as tied with knots here are there. I think it's construction (although maybe not pattern) is probably similar to what irmavep described.

[puck]

we have a corduroy quilt on our bed! i love it. i think it has a flannel backing?

not flannel! cotton, but just a little thicker than quilting cotton. i think a jersey sheet might be nice?
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[knittykat]

There's no reason not to quilt with corduroy! I would, however, suggest that you make sure you use a walking foot on the machine when you're doing the quilting, because corduroy can shift on you.

I would suggest backing with either a bottomweight fabric, or flannel, or maybe even a very fine wale corduroy. I agree with you that a lightweight cotton seems wrong.
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[checkersumthing]

I'm seconding (or thirding?) the flannel backing option.
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[StudioMarlowe]

Thanks for the replies everyone! I had not even thought of flannel as a backing! I will take a look at fabrics the next time I have opportunity to go to the craft/fabric store.

Good to know it's not a hopeless endeavor. I've told myself no fabric for new projects until I use up my current fabric supply, and this cord is a pretty big chunk of my current supply so...I need to use it! Plus it would be nice to have something pretty (or at least, more interesting than a boring green blanket) covering the bed.
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[IrmaVep]

[StudioMarlowe]

Fortunately the thrift store is just down the street from the fabric store, so I'll probably be checking out both :)
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