Quilts to Blankets

ArtDecoGirly

I've decided to get rid of my quilts/duvets and go back to good old fashioned blankets and sheets.

I bought my first two flat sheets as a layer between body and blanket (nice flannelette ones from John Lewis) a double one for me and single for DS, and seen some nice woollen cellular ones (not the cheap acrylic ones) and solid wool blankets, but how many should I get? I was thinking... flat sheet then cellular then wool then bedspread... does that sound about right? I haven't slept under sheets and blankets since I was a child (stripey flannelette sheets and candlewick bedspread!)

luxor4t

I remember having two wool blankets on my bed in the 60s, along with a bed cover made from Sanderson's linen.
I think my mother used to add an extra blanket (not sure what it was made from) on the coldest nights. Flannelette sheets from late October to March:)

Anne_Marie_2

I so remember those flannelette stripy sheets and candlewick bedspreads when I was little. Was very guilty of picking the bits out of the bedspread, and there was bald spots.
Personally couldn't go back to that with blankets as it's really heavy, but everyone is different and good luck to you. From memory it was top sheet, two woollen blankets and then the candlewick bedspread. Probably didn't have the cellular blankets way back.

Why are you ditching the duvets? (I'm just being a nosy one here). I'd be either donating them to a charity, or making cosy bedspread/settee throws with the quilt and covers.

sugarpuss27

Remember it well, cosy flannelette jim jams and sheets, 2 wool blankets then a feather quilted eiderdown, the candlewick went back on on really cold nights and under the eiderdown when the bed was made. I also had a teddy shaped hot water bottle with Mum's HM knitted cover. Can't remember being cold in bed, not the same when we got out though!

Anne_Marie_2

sugarpuss27 wrote: »

Remember it well, cosy flannelette jim jams and sheets, 2 wool blankets then a feather quilted eiderdown, the candlewick went back on on really cold nights and under the eiderdown when the bed was made. I also had a teddy shaped hot water bottle with Mum's HM knitted cover. Can't remember being cold in bed, not the same when we got out though!

You are right, totally forgot about the eiderdown. No wonder it was all so heavy! :rotfl:

ArtDecoGirly

Anne_Marie wrote: »

I so remember those flannelette stripy sheets and candlewick bedspreads when I was little. Was very guilty of picking the bits out of the bedspread, and there was bald spots.
Personally couldn't go back to that with blankets as it's really heavy, but everyone is different and good luck to you. From memory it was top sheet, two woollen blankets and then the candlewick bedspread. Probably didn't have the cellular blankets way back.

Why are you ditching the duvets? (I'm just being a nosy one here). I'd be either donating them to a charity, or making cosy bedspread/settee throws with the quilt and covers.

Just to clarify... I'm not getting a candlewick bedspread! Just a nice thin one to cover the blankets really. Was just saying at the bottom of my post I haven't slept under blankets since I was a kid and had a candlewick bedspread then... (and yes, I had lots of bald spots too, from picking at it!)

Linda32

We love our blankets and throws here. We have had them for a number of years and would never go back.

We have a flat sheet first, then during the summer we have just a throw then add as the weather gets colder. In total we have two blankets, two throws and a modern bed spread. We only have that lot if it below freezing all day and night.

Anne_Marie_2

ArtDecoGirly wrote: »

Just to clarify... I'm not getting a candlewick bedspread! Just a nice thin one to cover the blankets really. Was just saying at the bottom of my post I haven't slept under blankets since I was a kid and had a candlewick bedspread then... (and yes, I had lots of bald spots too, from picking at it!)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

No problem, just was just lovely getting back the memories.

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I have a two piece duvet that sticks together with Velcro: thin half for summer, thick for spring/autumn, both for winter.

I use the thin half in winter, and blankets in the summer. As the weather changes you can just throw blankets off one at a time, in the middle of the night if need be. My favourite 'blankets' aren't actually blankets at all, they're the fleecy bits cut out of a couple of old mattress protectors. They're warmer than blankets, and light enough to throw over the bed without having to get out in the night. The fabric is like the fibre pile used inside Buffalo Double-P clothing.

GreyQueen

ArtDecoGirly wrote: »

I've decided to get rid of my quilts/duvets and go back to good old fashioned blankets and sheets.

I bought my first two flat sheets as a layer between body and blanket (nice flannelette ones from John Lewis) a double one for me and single for DS, and seen some nice woollen cellular ones (not the cheap acrylic ones) and solid wool blankets, but how many should I get? I was thinking... flat sheet then cellular then wool then bedspread... does that sound about right? I haven't slept under sheets and blankets since I was a child (stripey flannelette sheets and candlewick bedspread!)

That's going to be a hard one to call without experimentation. Some of us run warm and some of us run cool. Night time temperatures are a lot warmer now than they will be in December.

The purpose of the bedspread is to keep the blankets clean from above and to be decorative, some will be very warm and some will make negilable contribution. I would start with an inventory of 3 blankets per bed, with the ones not is use somewhere close to hand (folded over the foot of the bed?) so that you can adjust the level of covers.

An old trick is to put a cellular blanket under the bottom sheet for very cold weather. You can use any kind of blanket for this, but cellular is best. It's a sneaky way of keeping toasty warm. HTH.

shammyjack

For winter use try a summer weight duvet underneath your bottom sheet and one on top of you. Nice and light and warm as toast in my bedroom last winter with window open an inch or two and temperature around 8 Celsius .

I remember wool blankets in my youth , so many layers you could not move and a couple of coats thrown on top . Ice an inch thick on the inside of the windows and still freezing .

Never again !