The heavy weight cotton covers the old upholstery pattern very nicely. Mine is on a 1930's era 72 inch camel back sofa with roll arms and carved wooden frame. The sofa is small, and this cover is very oversized. I had to tuck in plenty of fabric to make it fit. This is at least my 8th slip cover from SureFit. Most have performed very well except for a cotton duck lightweight cover I bought last year. The fabric pattern of the upholstery was very visible. I will probably donate to good will as it would be fine for a non-patterned sofa.