Originally Posted by ckcowl

To me the best use of those scratchy wool army blankets is as batting... That way you don't have to feel it. once it is inside the cotton fabrics protect against the scratchy wool- won't even know its there, except for the great weight.
Wash and dry the blanket first, then use like any batting. It needles nicely, not difficult to quilt at all. Choose a large, loose quilting design, not a heavily quilted dense design. My mom used to make denim patchwork quilts with those blankets for batting- talk about heavy, warm quilts! I have ( long arm quilted) quite a few quilts with wool blanket battings. My brother's love them.