Have you ever done this?
 

I have a quilt that I ordered off the internet quite awhile back. It's in really good shape, but I don't care for it anymore. So, my question is, have any of y'all used something like this instead of batting in your quilts? Obviously I'm talking about everyday quilts, not heirloom or show quilts. Also, I have a down alternative quilt/blanket that slides off the bed and was thinking about using this also on another quilt. Both are in great shape, I just don't care for them anymore so they're stuck in the closet. I also will be quilting on my LA.

Tho I haven't done this personally, I know that it was done a lot by our predecessors. Bonnie Hunter just showed a quilt on her blog that had worn spots where you could see it was made over another quilt underneath. That was probably done when old quilt fabrics wore out but the batting was still good.

I have to say tho, if your quilt is in good shape it seems a shame to use it for batting. If it were me, I'd donate the quilt and buy new batting for a new quilt instead. Someone, somewhere, needs that quilt and will love getting it.

My only concern would be the thickness of the quilt, Have you thought of making a duvet cover instead???

I have a quilt that was probably made in the 1930's. One edge is frayed and you can see two more quilts inside. That quilt has to weight 5 pounds and my husband refuses to sleep under it. Unless someone saw it and wanted it I probably would make a new top and lightly quilt it so it would be of some use.

If you like repurposing things...my friend once took an old quilt and made it into a really pretty coat. She had enough left to make a vest to wear with jeans.

I have not. I have heard of it being done. Could you cut it up and make it into something else?

My great grandmother used wool blankets as batting.

I used a blanket in a quilt and it was very heavy. I have never heard of using an old quilt as batting it sounds very interesting. Not sure I would do it.

I have a wool crazy quilt that is backed with a flannel blanket and who knows what's in between! It's so heavy that sleeping under it is not comfortable.

What do you mean by down alternative? If it has actual down in it I think it would be a pain to quilt--plus beard something fierce. Do yo mean a poly?
one consideration would be the of whether the print onthese would show through. I'd probably just donate to someone that needs a blanket.

I keep the first quilt I ever machine quilted in my car, just in case. We use it for picnics, to cushion antiques we buy, etc. But if I didn't want to keep it, I'd give it to Goodwill

My niece had a quilt that her grandmother made for her and after years of use and mending that she did on the quilt, she asked me to make a new top and backing for it. I did. I made sampler blocks that pertained to her life and then I made a label and put it on the lower right corner of the back of the quilt and put a little saying on it and then put on that her grandmother made the quilt for her (when she was just a little child) with love and her aunt mended and put a new top and backing on it - with love also. I gave it to her at Christmas and I just got another note from her saying how much it meant to her. She has the quilt her grandmother made for her and the quilt I "mended" for her. And it gave me warm fuzzies to know that Grandma's quilt was still in use and I helped keep it useful. Oh yah, Grandma died several years ago, My niece is 56 and I am going to be 78. Oh yah, nice warm fuzzies!!!!!!! Edie

My very first blanket I made to cover a quilt that was getting quite worn. I still use that "blanket" on our bed and it is getting so worn that I can see the quilt blocks thru the fabric. Years ago we just used to do these things to get by. Now a days it's called "repurposing".

It was advertised as down alternative, but I'd bet it's poly. Kinda thin, but the top and bottom are a slippery poly fabric

Use to be very common practice to use quilts as batting in new quilts. Nothing wrong with that. Usually, they tied those quilts instead of quilting because of thickness where seams lined up. Another case of, your quilt, your rules.

My daughter had a quilt that she loved til it was threadbare, but could not give it up. I used it inside a simple quilt and she can still cuddle with her 'blankie'. (She is 30 years old now!)

Try it and see if you like the results.