Originally Posted by plainpat
That's exactly how my Grma made quilts.The tops were made of feedsacks & lasted forever.
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
I have a quilt that my grandmother made for my dad when he was a boy. She used blankets for the batting. It is a tied, not quilted quilt and is one heavy warm thing. I'm sure one layer of a blanket would be able to be quilted though. Sure would be warm.
My dgm actually made the quilt out of mattress ticking. Her dh died when my dad was only 11 and he had 6 sisters. So she went to work in a mattress factory. Such a cool story!