Utility Quilting when I was growing up was what my Mom made on the farm--to keep us warm. She used scraps and put the layers together, but machine quilted the quilts to save time and energy, and to get them done for the coming Winter. They weren't the beautiful pieces of art work we see today. These were to actually be used every day, and to washed regularly. Oftentimes she made heavy quilts of old suits, wool dresses, ect. They were very heavy and we didn't like them as well. You could hardly turn over in bed because the wool quilts were so heavy! Mariah