Both of my grandmothers were quilters too - one made heavy quilts out of wool scraps and thick flannel, the other made more lightweight quilts out of quilting cotton with thin or no batting. I loved both! The heavy quilts were SO warm and cozy - when it's REALLY cold (or if I'm not feeling well) these are the quilts that can make me feel comfy again. The lightweight quilts were prettier to the eye and sometimes put away so us kids wouldn't ruin them, but the ones left in my grasp as a kid were great for making forts or serving as capes, and perfect for summertime early-afternoon cartoon watching.
So no
one quilt comes to mind when I think of my childhood....I had so many! Big ones and little ones and lightweight ones and heavy ones and blocky ones and fancy ones with painted faces... I was a lucky kid in that respect.
In fact I still HAVE several of my childhood quilts, they're delicate and tattered now, but I still have them.