A quilt cover is the final touch on your bedroom to make it feel like your resting place. It is not only what appeals aesthetically that matters when it comes to choosing your new quilt set. Of course, getting the right size for your bed and duvet or doona is important, as is ensuring the pattern matches your décor.
A duvet’s main purpose is to protect your duvet or comforter, but it can also provide a more comfortable exterior to your doona and offers new design options. Soft and cool on the skin, traditional cotton has been a long-time favourite in our bedrooms.
100% Cotton is naturally breathable, keeping you both warm and cool at need. A 100% cotton quilt cover is a great all-rounder which will suit the whole family. When you are choosing the cover for your bedding the quality of the material will play a huge part in the comfort of your sleep, you will often hear the term, thread count.
This refers to the number of horizontal and vertical threads per square inch used in the quilt cover. Generally, the higher the thread count, the softer the sheet, and the more likely it will wear well-or even soften-over time. Good doona covers will have a range anywhere from a thread count of 200 to a thread count 800, although you'll occasionally see numbers over 1,000 thread count.
Luxurious cotton offers the best in terms of the comfort of your quilt cover. The feel a 1200 thread count fabric will give you a luxurious, ultra-soft cotton on the face of the quilt. Once you feel the quality of a thread count this high on a duvet cover, all you will need to choose is the colours.