You obviously don't live in the Midwest where it is in the triple digits with 95% humidity in the summer. lol. It would be nice if it was cool enough to need a summer weight quilt. Please post a photo of your finished quilt.

The true definition of a quilt is that it has 3 layers...top, batting, backing. Whatever form the batting takes is up to you...thin, thick, whatever. But for a quilt to be by definition a quilt, it has to have 3 layers. You can make a coverlet with just a front and back, and sew them together just like a quilt. That works!

I like using flannel in mine; works well for me as it gives the quilt a little more form.

I use fleece. washes up good. nice and warm and soft.

love this idea it is great i will try it soon i have been saving denim for a long time

My family in Hawaii does not use batting for their quilts, they use 100% cotton for top and bottom.

I have used thin sheets, or flannel (but that gives a warmer quilt). Some great suggestions from everyone. Let us know how you get on.

Agree with flannel as batting. Where i come from, they are called summer quilts. :0)

My mother was raised in Independence and I've spent many a summer visiting my grandparents there - so I know what you mean. :) That said, I still like some sort of cover in the summer - but when it is that hot it is usually just a sheet.

My mother quilted a top my mother in law made and just used a sheet for the backing. She hand quilted it in straight lines about 4" apart. I used it for a cover up on the couch for a long time. Now I use it on my bed with two sheets in the summer. I keep bedroom on 70 with a fan blowing on me so I need just a very light quilt. Anything heavier would be a winter quilt in my opinion.