I made 4 summer blankets with no battings. They are just right for hot summer nights.

Fleece is polyester so it doesn't breathe like cotton. If someone is sensitive to that, they will be miserable using a quilt with fleece in the summer. A lot of flannel is all cotton so, I think, that might be a better choice.

Instead of flannel, I will use fleece or t-shirt fabric. I tie these summer blankets and they work fine without the worry of flannel shrinkage. I use a surgeon's knot when I tie the layers together...and have never had any complaints.

I like my quilts with batting for summer better than winter because with the air conditioning I'm always cold. You know "it's not a quilt" if it doesn't have three layers. I think I would use warm and natural, it is only 1/8 in. thick.

I'd probably use Quilter's Dream Request cotton batting. It's thin.

Dumb question: What is EPP?

My grandson in Texas gets really warm. I have made him a quilt of a top and flannel backing. It is just what he needs for his bed.

No quilting? Now I'm all in for that. That would be sooo wonderful. My least favorite part. SVAL

I quilted a table topper without batting and found it difficult. I don't like the look. I would just use a thin batting.

My grandmothers both made "summer" quilts for me, both made them with no batting. One grandmother tied all her quilts so hers is tied; the other just did simple SITD to hold the layers together.

I still have both quilts; the one with SITD is about 30 years old; the tied one is about 25 years old. Both are in fantastic condition, despite me not really taking proper care of them in my younger years!

They both look just fine to me, and in fact I didn't even notice or think about the fact that they don't have batting until I became a quilter myself.