We love the pattern & it was beautiful and sharp when it arrived. Unfortunately it also felt more like a coarse shipping blanket than a quilt for sleeping under. We immediately washed it, in warm and it lost so much color and softened only slightly. We washed again in hot, assuming it had faded all it was going to, but that wasn't true as it faded more. In order to get it washed & worn in enough that it was bed worthy we had to sacrifice most of the sharpness. It is faded and soft now. After about 6 months we are now looking for a replacement :(