Summer quilt
 

My grandson wants a very light quilt. So I was thinking about a summer quilt ,but I don't know what to put in middle and how to get it ready to quilt

you can use pellon or just use a light material for the backing and do not add any middle

i've seen them with just cotton fabric on the back and no batting. your quilting will not have as much definition this way, though

Quilters Dream Request is a thin batting that is great for a light summer quilt.

I have doubled flannel for a light weight quilt, worked fine and still gave a little weight to the quilt.

I live in Dallas, where we have very hot summers & very little cold weather. I second the Quilters Dream batting. One thing that helps make a quilt light is fewer piecing seams. Don't pick a pattern with a million little pieces & tons of seams.

I would at least use a cotton fabric for the batting. But it depends on his definition of 'light'.
Personally, I like the Hobbs 80/20 for most everything.
Mike.

Not sure how old your grandson is, but if he's at least 3 years old, I'd suggest wool batting (I love Hobb's Heirloom wool -- it's very lightweight & washes great). Wool is wonderful because it breathes, so it's warm in the winter & cool in the summer. I love heavy cotton quilts, but they are just too hot come summertime, so I switch to wool.

I did not use any batting in a table topper and it was very hard to hold onto while quilting it.

My friend made a Quilt for a Picnic Table cloth using flannel in place of batting. It worked perfectly and was very light weight.

I backed mine with flannel, and did not use any batting. I love it as the flannel keeps it from sliding off the bed. I live in Central Texas

I have often used flannel for this type of quilt. As I have mentioned before, my youngest made throw quilts for her bandmates in high school to take to competitions with them (grandstands can get a bit chilly in fall). She used flannel as batting because it still gave the quilt a bit of softness and warmth without being bulky, They were able to roll them up and stick them in their backpacks.

The summer quilt we use has 100% cotton batting. With the cotton top and back the entire quilt "breathes" and we don't perspire under any synthetics.

I just finished a small quilt using Quilters Dream Request and it is just lovely for summer. very light weight and quilted beautifully!