Quilt without batting
#31
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.
#32
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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!
#35
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love this idea it is great i will try it soon i have been saving denim for a long time
http://www.equilters.com/library/jea...gallbaros.html has an awesome Cathedral Window quilt made from jeans.
#39
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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.
#40
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.
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