My family likes heavy quilts, none of the light as air ones. For those quilts I use cotton batting between to layers of flannel. I buy white and brown (or any dark) flannel by the bolt when on sale. I wash the flannel in hot water and dry in hot dryer before using. For a really lightweight quilt I use one layer of flannel for the batting. This works for a tablecloth quilt, or any quilt you want to have drape.