bearisgray

I wonder if one made something like a huge pillowcase for the blanket, and then just used several giant safety pins here and there to hold the blanket in place until the cover got dirty?

sew_southern

Like a duvet that has ties, buttons or snaps so you can take it out and wash the cover? It may be real hard to get a blanket into something like that. :)

quiltsRfun

As a wedding gift (many years ago) we received a lovely soft blanket that was made with fibers imbedded into a sheet of foam. After a a few years and many washings the fibers were all gone and I was left with a sheet of foam. I used it as the batting for a picnic blanket and it was perfect. My grandmother also used old blankets as batting in her quilts all the time. As mentioned before, this was during the depression when people made use of everything they had.

So, yes, blankets will work but you'd want to take the precautions mentioned above so they lay flat and don't have worn/thin spots.

sueisallaboutquilts

Foam??? Wow, never heard of a blanket made with foam!! :D:D

SherriB

I would make sure it is a soft blanket, not a cheapy one. I made the mistake of using a $4.00 cheapy from Walmart. It quilted nicely but it doesn't drape well. It is still rather stiff feeling, ever after repeated washings. It feels heavy too, not comfy like a quilt should.

Maride

My favorite quilt in the world was made for my husband to keep him warm in the recovery room after a major surgery. I used a cotton blanket, real heavy for the backing and cotton batting inside. Is the heaviest quilt I own and the warmest. He used it after surgery, but he prefers to be cold, so now I use it.

quiltsRfun

You're probably not old enough. :lol: This was in the late 60s.
And they weren't around long. Probably because of the shedding problem I mentioned.

GrammaNan

My MIL used blankets for batting. She survived the dust bowl days and used everything. The one thing you absolutely must do when using a blanket for batting is to pre wash and dry your fabric.

hazel brady

I have used an old blanket as batting and it worked out fine just used a crosshatch design to hold it together. The first one I did was about 10 years ago and it is still going strong. It has had lots of washings etc. as I now use it to cover a chair in the family room that our dog sits on.

b.zang

Once it's inside, who's going to know? I cut a chunk out of an old wool blanket to use and it worked fine.

The final quilt will have much the same heft as the batting, so choose your blanket accordingly. I'm not sure I would buy a blanket instead of batting.