There is a vast selection of different quilts and pillows to choose from so we’ve put this buying guide together to help you make the right choice for your home.

Index
•Quilt Sizes
•Tog Rating
•Natural Fibre
•Types of Natural Fibre
•A Few of the Natural Quilts in our Range
•A few of the Natural Pillows in our Range
•Synthetic Fibre
•Types of Synthetic Fibre
•Quilt / Pillow Construction
•Hotel Collection
•Memory Foam
•Children’s Quilts
•Care Natural Fibre
•Care Synthetic Fibre
•Care Memory Foam

Quilt Sizes

•Quilts are sizes based on the beds they are designed to fit so you need to choose the right size of quilt to fit your bed
•Listed below are all UK bed sizes with the corresponding quilt size
•These are recommended sizes only and are designed to ensure that you are comfortably covered when you’re in bed
•If you want to be extra cosy you can always choose an over sized quilt; for example a kingsize quilt on a double bed.

Tog Rating

•’Tog’ is the name of the unit used for measuring the warmth of a quilt
•The tog rating is NOT a measure of quality
•The higher the tog rating the warmer the quilt
•For cold nights you need a high tog rating and for warm nights you need a low tog rating
•All seasons quilts are also available, there’re made up of a low tog quilt and a high tog quilt which can be used separately or together depending on the season

Natural Fibre

We sell many different natural fibre quilts and pillows all of which offer the following qualities:
•Most natural fibre pillows carry a guarantee, different pillows carry different guarantees
•Natural fibre generally means goose/duck feather, goose/duck down or a combination of feather and down
•Feather and Down is naturally breathable allowing any humidity created by the body to escape
•The quilt / pillow will mould around your body shutting out any draughts and keeping you warm and cosy
•Most natural fibre quilts try to be as lightweight as possible whilst still being really warm
•The life of natural fibre quilts / pillows is generally longer than synthetic

Types of Natural Fibre

Down comes from the breast of the bird and is very light and fluffy. While you are asleep the warmth generated by your body is trapped in the down and remains there to insulate you
Feathers are heavier than down but also less expensive. More feathers are needed to get the same warmth, so giving a slightly heavier weight
Feather

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