I have made 2 "summer" quilts- 1 with no batting and the other with flannel. No batting- had no body and tends to wrinkle more. no need to quilt much since all you want is to hold layers together. Flannel- it is as heavy as one with batting and also the flannel cost more that batting would. Moral- put batting in quilts and kick it off if too hot.

This would only matter to me if I was entering it in a quilt show. Living in Canada, I'm reminded of a quote by our first Prime Minister Trudeau: "The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation". I'm pretty sure that was when the quilt police were banned from Canadian homes; I make my quilts however I want, with no fear of repercussions. :)

I use Warm and White in all my quilts so color is the only thing that makes a Summer Quilt. The AC is in full gear in Florida during the summer so it can be quite cool.

I use bamboo batting in my smmer quilts. It's very light weight and breaths like cotton.

Odd but I like wool. I agree on using a quilt and then kicking it down when it gets too warm. I also like poly batting. My new favorite.

Nice thread as I just finished what I call a summer quilt...top=string quilt....backing=musling....sandwiched w/flannel. I am currently using it with a scrap quilt (that is sandwiched w/W&N) but I think w/the flannel it will still be too warm to use it during the summer as I'd hoped. So my next quilt I want to try, (as I have on hand) a flannel backed quilt with the top in reg.cotton material and nothing in between. I just hope the flannel still won't be too warm but we have the AC running and I think a flanned backed quilt might work out just fine. Good luck with however you decide to go but do let us know!!!!

I would not make a quilt without batting. I don't think it would look very good. With batting it could be used in cold weather also.

I think, for a summer quilt, that you would not use batting. You could tie it if you wanted to or quilt it to suit your fancy.

I live on the surface of the sun--otherwise known as Phoenix. I have made a couple of quilts without batting. I quilted them on my midarm just like any other one. I like them very much most of the year.