Last night I babysat my 2 year old granddaughter and her blanket of choice she brought along was the flannel quilt I tied for her Mom forty years ago. It's flannel on both sides and has a thin blanket as batting. I had tied it about 6 inches apart and it has been washed sooooooooo-many times. It's barely faded, ties have held up fine and can't see hardly any wear on it. It was tied with regular yarn. I do believe the flannel was better years ago and I think a tied quilt is a softer quilt. For that reason I still tie charity baby/kids. All a matter of choice.