This quilt was surprisingly soft--or maybe smooth is the right word. I'm not sure. I found myself "petting" the quilt more than once. We used it in an upstairs bedroom during a central Tennessee winter. My husband liked that it wasn't too hot for him to sleep under, and I liked that I just had to add a small blanket on my side to be comfortable. We ordered the largest size for a king bed, and felt that it should have been a few inches wider so that it hung more on the sides.