sap

I make a fleese quilt/blanket out a single layer of fleese w 5/8" seam. Snip the seam to make it look kinda raggy. I call them a woobbie and my friend takes one of his woobbies w him if he is going to be gone over night.
I feel if I sewed it back together the way I want to I can call it what ever I want. Quilt or woobbie take your choice. O call by what ever you want, I don't care.

CoalTownQuilter

I've made several quilts with minkee on the back, two of which were extra long queen sized tshirt quilts. I did not put batting in them because the quilt itself is VERY warm and heavy just having the minkee backing!

Peepers

I have a couple of gorgeous vintage summer quilts that don't have a middle layer and I just made myself a summer quilt with muslin for the "batting." I agree with gollytwo - when they start quilting they can do as they please!

maxnme01

I made a "summer" quilt for my bed and I only used a thin fleecy blanket as the backing. When I showed it at quilt guild and told them what I did everyone got excited and said they had never thought of making a summer quilt in that manner. As it turns out the quilt is still too warm when it's 100 degrees here BUT I can always turn it back and sleep with just the sheet. I put it together pillow case style so no binding was needed and it was thin enough on the edges so that all I did was stitch about a 1/2" all around to keep the edge from rolling. For added fun I machine embroidered butterflies randomly on the top to make it look more like a traditional quilt.

Tell your family when they make their quilt they can make it anyway they want. It's called creativity.

nstitches4u

I made a flannel rag quilt for my DH. I used batting in it and it was so heavy and warm that DH couldn't use it---and he is always cold! The next 2 rag quilts I made for my grandsons were made without batting. They loved them and used them constantly. I don't think you need batting in flannel, fleece or Minkee backed quilts. Ignore the quilt police. LOL

JanTx

My 5-year-old grandson is asleep on my couch right now - waiting for his dad to come pick him up. He's sleeping under a "quilt" my son was given by a church lady when he graduated from high school - 14 years ago. It's a pieced top and solid cotton backing. There are a few straight quilting lines and that's it. Perfect weight. My grandmother also called these "summer quilts". In all of these the middle layer is love.

JanTx

pic of sleeping grandboy under summer quilt.

Neesie

Awwwww! What a sweet, little angel! Priceless picture!

emlee51

If I were making a quilt to be used in the summer (maybe one for the porch swing, or a tablecloth) I wouldn't use batting. I live in MT so batting is a must for the bed quilts!

earthwalker

See....there are no rules....just do whatever you need depending on the use/circumstance. I reckon if our quilting ancestors could see the amazing products available to us, they'd do backflips....minkee, panels, amazing threads, the internet, blogs, easy to quilt battings....they would be astounded.