Profannie, that quilt looks just like the ones my mother and grandmothers made. If I were doing it I would go to Goodwill and look for men's shirts for fabric. When DH had open heart surgery I bought some really nice shirts at Gw for $2.50 each on senior day, size 2x. Lots of fabric in them. I would not use wool blankets for batting as the quilt may get washed in hot water and that would be disastrous. Fleece blankets would work well for batting. If you use polyester batting remember that the ties need to be about 4" apart.