We had feather beds and feather quilts growing up. No heat in the upstairs of the farm house. The Feather beds were made with ticking and then stuffed with feathers. Feather quilts were done by using a tightly woven cotton fabric, tunnels were stitched and each tunnel was stuffed with feathers. Flannel sheets and a heavy wool quilt topped everything and we were kept warm and snug, even when it was below 0° and the wind was howling outside. During blizzards the snow would sift in around the windows as there were no storm windows in the upstairs.