Yes!!! My father-in-law told me about quilts his mother made. They called it "filling" because it filled the quilt (batting is a relatively new term....since we buy and use batting) for warmth. They used anything available including newspaper, feathers, horsehair, straw and even ground corn cobs. They really didn't wash the quilts but would shake them out and hang them on a clothesline in the sun freshen them.
My FIL was born in 1906 and his mother in the 1800's. He would tell stories about he and his brothers having to lay very still because there wasn't always enough quilting to keep the filling in place...it would shift to one spot and they would wake up cold!!!
Thank you for allowing me to ramble and recall fond memories of my beloved father-in-law.