I'm another one who uses 3 layers of flannel rather than batting. That means no quilting at all (you just sew the flannel triplets together), but if you wanted to embroider the flannel before joining them it would look great. I like using flannel in the middle because - less work, no x's to quilt, and more edges to fluff up and give the rag quilt its great look. You don't even have to use 3 layers - could use only 2 for a lighter weight quilt.