Yakkity

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.

Girlfriend

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.

Boston1954

Dunster has made some very good points. When I get really cold, I just get another quilt to put on top of the other.

mom-6

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.

Material Witness

If you plan to use wool, find out if she's allergic to wool first.

Karamarie

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.

Snooze2978

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.

maviskw

Our bedroom is on the west end of a very old house, and when it is really windy out in the winter, it gets colder than the rest of the house. We try to keep that door closed during the day, so it is sometimes quite chilly in there when it is 70 everywhere else. And our house is well insulated.

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.

lwbuchholz

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.
Lynda

Weezy Rider

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.