I use flannel a lot..for my art wall hangings..table runners..and some of my Grandchildren's quilts..as we all live in Az. so they are lighter in weight..never have had a problem!!

I did not think of muslin. Thanks for all of your suggestions.

Old flannel sheets from a thrift sale would work well - and cheap.

Cloud 9

I have used this product too and love it!

I used to use thermore also, but, as it's a polyester batting, I found it doesn't shrink - as I prefer my quilted coverings to do - and it holds in body heat making me sweaty at night.

I now prefer Quilters Dream brand 100% cotton Request loft; it's very thin, has good drape and isn't heat-holding.

I've also used flannel, including in some of the Military Barracks Quilt Project quilts we sent overseas. In those I was occasionally hard pressed to tell, after finshing and washing, which ones had the flannel!

Jan in VA

I think flannel is a great alternative to higher loft. I used it as a back on a throw and it was great but there was a drag when I machine quilted, so if I do one again I'm thinking I won't use the flannel without an cotton back, plus the flannel on the back would make it a magnet for grass and twigs ( remember most of us have design walls that are flannel and things cling to it) but inside as a batt it would be fine.