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All That You Want to Know About Buying Quilts

The change of the season is the trigger to purchasing new quits. You can opt for a lighter variant quilt in summers, and in winters, the thicker one. Here are the most randomly asked questions about buying quilts

The lasting of a quilt

Much like pillows, life expectancy of a quilt depends mainly on what type of quilt it is. Usually cheap polyester quilts have a life of somewhere between 2-5 years as per its usage the quality of cover it comes with. An upper quality polyester quilt (which comes with a better-quality polyester filling), should last more than 5 years. Whenever you buy any home linen online, you should always check out their life span on product description.

Sometimes, you may get confused whether it's really time to replace the quilt with a new one or not. If feathers are sticking out or if you can see lighter patches between the lower part, it's time to be replaced. Usually around 10-17 years or more is what one can expect from feather types of quilts.

Washing a quilt

How long you can preserve the quilt is also influenced by the number of times have you washed it in a year. Usually, polyester quilts of all kinds are washable and should ideally be washed at least 2-4 times each year! This is because like any other bedding item, quilts also capture dust, particles and mites of skin.

Feather-based Quilts and wool will need good airing and dry cleaning occasionally. It is recommended you dry clean after you finish with the products for the season and put them away.

Best quilt for each season

If you want feather, eco-fill synthetic or feather, then this should be determined by personal allergies which you may have or whether you want dry cleanable one or the washable one.

You also need to keep in mind the room insulation and what temperate moderations your room deals with. See if your room is not insulated properly, and gets cold at night, or if it is insulated well and has a normal temperature. All this influences your quilt selection in winters.


You also need to keep in mind whether there is air conditioning in the room or a fan. Quilts in summer play as important as role in the cooler months.

Quilt GSM and filling

When you buy online quilts, you should keep in mind GSM and filling as well.

Quilt density or thickness is measured by 'gsm' (it stands for grams per square metre). Type and density of the filling determine how warm the quilt is.

Generally, the microfibre quilts between 150-300gsm are thin and only suitable for the summer months (as per the climate of course). The ones more suitable for winter are in the 400-600 gsm range if wool or microfibre based, and it ranges from 700-1400 for feather quilts. The feather quilts have almost similar gsms even if it is for winter or summer since the weight doesn't change, but fill type (more down than feather) may.

You also will find a corresponding relationship on quality and price with gsm. Cheap ones have low gsm generally whereas expensive ones have a higher gsm.

Some quilt manufacturers also use 'high loft' (same as 2-3 blankets), or they use 'light loft' (same as 1-2 blankets) or some even use 'super loft' (same as 3-5 blankets) rating. This is done in order to help customers in determining the warmth factor. For summer, 'Light Loft' is suitable and for winters you can go for high/super.

If you remember these simple points about buying quilt, you will make a right investment.
 


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