quilterj, I remember when my mother made quilts on a frame attached to our wood ceiling, some 60 years ago. The quilt could be rolled up on the frame when not in use, which made the ceiling light unusable. The quilts were made from print feed sacks and quilting was a winter time job. For batting, my mom used cotton that we had grown on our farm. It was a lot of trouble to pick out the seeds, then pull the cotton flat, lay it on the backing, then add the top. The quilts were quilted very closely, usually in a square or circular echo type pattern. After many years of use and many washings they became lumpy but were still very warm, but were also heavy. I still have one of them, it's more than 55 years old and very worn.