I have an old "tied" quilt, with very heavy cotton batting (at least I think it's cotton). The batting is a victim of shrinkage (probably 4-6 inches), and I'm sure it's also separating. The quilt top is a pretty top, the backing is flannel. I would estimate the age of the quilt, based on my aunt's age of 90, and her mom died in 1959 or 1960, that the quilt is around 100 years old. I'm pretty sure her mom made it, but I really don't have any first-hand knowledge. I have no photos of it yet, but will try to get some and post them. My aunt's mom lived in the Northwestern part of Oklahoma where it gets pretty darn cold -- she lived on a family farm in rural Northwest Oklahoma (no central heat or air back in the early 1900's -- the farm houses were heated either by wood (pretty scare on the Oklahoma prairie) or by coal. I'll try to get the photos and post them in the next day or two.