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One layer of batting would be warm enough. We live in Madison and I use Hobbs 80/20 and that is nice and comfy. If it is too warm that can cause its own set of problems and then they might not use it as much.
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You could also use a Minky backing. Polyester is naturally warmer. That's what I do when I want a warmer quilt. All cotton just seems to have a natural chill to it, except in the summer.
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Originally Posted by dunster
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Even though she lives in a cold climate, that doesn't necessarily mean that the interior of her apartment, house, or dorm is cold. I would ask first whether she has trouble keeping warm at night. You can do that without admitting that you're making her a quilt. For warmth, I think I would use one layer of wool rather than two layers of anything else. It's light, and it breathes. Flannel is already heavy, and I'm afraid that adding two layers of W&N would make the quilt very heavy and difficult dry when it is laundered. That might not be as big an issue if you're making a lap quilt, rather than a bed quilt.
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I've found when camping that very heavy isn't necessarily warmer. If you look at low temp rated sleeping bags they are very fluffy with thick poly batting.
However unless your recipient is actually going to be sleeping in a cold room, whatever batting you normally use should work just fine. |
If you plan to use wool, find out if she's allergic to wool first.
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I made a flannel quilt - pieced flannel on the front, 80/20 batting inside, and flannel on the back. I free motioned it and it is quite thick/heavy. It's really warm and is my "reading a book" quilt. It would certainly add warmth to a bed. I live in Minnesota so it works here.
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I live in western Iowa and it gets fairly cold here too but I've found one layer of either W & N or Quilter's Dream 70/30 works just fine for me. My mother is 89 now and her bed quilt keeps her nice and warm in the winter.
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Originally Posted by Boston1954
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Dunster has made some very good points. When I get really cold, I just get another quilt to put on top of the other.
We use one light quilt in the summer time, one heavier quilt in spring and fall, and during the winter we have them both on. Two quilts works really well. If we get too hot, one can be tossed off. Occasionally if I'm still cold I can put on my afghan made with worsted weight wool in afghan stitch. Very heavy but not too large. |
we get pretty cold her in Montana too and I have found that light quilts with lots of loft are the warmest. I can't sleep with a lot of weight on me.
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It doesn't matter what weight quilt when it's cold. The bed is still cold when you get in. They used to make bed warmers in the days before central heating. After the bed is warm, it's whatever is comfortable. A bed warmer looked like a frying pan with a lid and a long handle. You put warm coals or ashes in it and set it in the bed for a bit.
Hot water bottles do the same thing. I've got an electric blanket under the quilt. It gets turned to low or off when bed is warm. |
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