I just made a flannel quilt. I pieced the flannel back to make because of the width and it was fine. As far as batting I usually use warm and natural but because of weight I used the lightest weight polyester. It is not that heavy but really warm (what I wanted). As far as quilting I used a topstitch needle and m standard thread I use for all quilts. It's a great warm quilt and I just love it.