copycat

Going off to college i purchased a blue jean quilt to be used for my dorm bedspread.

The front of the quilt was patchwork of many shades of denim. The quilt maker included the pockets in some of the patchwork squares. The back of the quilt was red denim yardage sew together to complete the backing. The binding was also the red denim fabric. There was no batting used.

The quilt made a great bedspread and kept me toasty warm throughout the cold snowy mountain winters.
Here it is 36 years later and the quilt has been used for chilly football games, picnic blanket and as a toddler play mat....you can hide toys in the pockets and then let the children find them.

It is amazing that the quilt looks as good as when I purchased it after all the years of use. It is both heavy in weight and very warm. Start saving those blue jeans, I know your DH will love a toasty denim quilt.

kathbug

Warmer doesn't need to be heavier he is just such a freeze baby

kuntryquilter

Get some microfiber fleece quilts. They are so warm, all we use on top of them is a thin quilt.

Dodie

for a heavier warmer batt I use hobbs 80/20 it is very easy to quilt and is heavier than warm and natural it is 80 % cotton and 20 poly

Steady Stiching

I made my first quilt with warm and natural...and yep its light. I use it now as my summer quilt. Then I discovered Quilters Dream and love love love it. It comes in different weights. I have used the Deluxe weight on several quilts and it is nice and toasty. It is also pretty expensive so I only use it in bed quilts, not wallhangings or bags. I have heard a lot of people swear by Hobbs, but I'm so happy with the Quilters Dream I've never wanted to use anything else.
I am not affiliated in any way with the company..just a happy customer.

http://quiltersdreambatting.com/dream-cotton.htm

GammaLou

Poly batting is what I use for 'fluffy' quits. I have one made with flannel and it is sooooo cozy.

carolynjo

I would go to the A/N surplus store and purchase 2 (at least) wool blankets to use as the batting and then tie them. They would be both warm and heavy.

maviskw

Wool batts should never be washed in an agitator washing machine. If you take a quilt that has been washed that way to the woolen mill to have it recarded, they call it "the wash machine special" and they will not touch it. I have several wool batts. Over the years, they are the best for warmth.
The best way to handle a wool batt is to make a duvet, a cover something like a pillowcase that is tied on, zipped on, buttoned on, or some such way, so that you can wash the cover when needed, but not the actual quilt.

AZ Jane

Exactly what I was thinking. In AZ, a heavy quilt is not practical but I do miss the weight of the quilts back home in VA.

AZ Jane

Another great option I had not thought of!!