I teach a quilting class for our local continuing education program. A few years ago my students wanted to do this quilt so I agreed to do it. I didn't do a sample beforehand and that was a mistake. The pattern we bought called for batting and just regular cotton fabric. The result was a quilt so heavy that we were all disappointed. They looked pretty enough, but no one wanted to sleeps under it. Especially if you are using denim, not batting is my recommendation.