Quilts

Years ago I bought a 100% cotton quilt (including the batting) with scalloped edges at Domestications for $99.  King size, because I always like quilts and comforters that drape like blankets.  I still have it, though it's now shredded to the batting after being through zillions of washes.  But when I look around for a replacement, I find it's tough to find 100% cotton quilts that look good and - this is the catch - have 100% cotton fill. (As you read this page, just to remind you, as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Note that I also had a reader request cotton percale duvet covers. I found them! Royal makes this duvet cover. (paid link) Significantly more expensive are the ThomasLee PerfectCale duvet covers (paid link). See my comments on Thomas Lee elsewhere on this blog. The brand has a good reputation, but that doesn't always translate to something working for our purposes. On the other hand...only you can make the call.

Here's a pretty, light, and inexpensive quilt with a 100% cotton fill and cover. (paid link) It comes in four different sizes. And it's classy, quaint, and old-fashioned. The brand is unknown to me, called Cozy Line.

Update October 5, 2020: I used to have more listed on this page, but the links are outdated. Sorry for how sparse this is, but finding all cotton in the fill is super hard. I will continue to look. In the meantime, let me know any leads you have, especially as the cool weather approaches.

I do wish I had the space and time to begin quilting, because my spouse always, ALWAYS robs me of my Domestications quilt. (Update August 2017: That quilt from Domestications is now officially DEAD. It lasted us many years, but our washer just wrenched the heck out of it. So when budget allows, we're going to have to replace it. I'll let you know the results.)

Update January 8, 2023: We finally got around to getting a replacement for the Domestications quilt, which, though damaged, seems to have held up (in its ugly way) for another five years after the washing machine damage. I mean it's got holes beyond the point of repair, but we use it as a middle layer for warmth still and it's holding together enough for that...I feel like it was a relatively well-made quilt.

But now we finally splurged and bought a cotton quilt from The Company Store. I was...egregiously disappointed, let's just say. It was not a durable, buy-it-for-life kind of quilt. Or even buy-it-for-a-few-years. I categorize it as a buy-it-to-display-on-your-bed-in-dim-lighting-and-don't-wash-it kind of quilt. 

So...still looking! And seriously thinking of trying to make a basic, no-nonsense, nothing-fancy DIY quilt out of some of our old vintage sheets.

P.S. Does anybody happen to have any personal experience with Redland Cotton quilts? Or Pendleton's cotton quilts? I'd love to know from people who've actually bought quilts by those manufacturers about the quality of the quilts.