Quilts to Blankets

Grimbal

I've been considering going to blankets recently as I just get so hot under a conventional duvet. We have a 3 tog on at the moment & most nights I shrug it off and use a very open weave cotton throw.

The thing that puts me off changing to blankets is the weight & general faffage of making the bed in the mornings. I did do a bit of googling & a company called Devon Duvets came up that make duvets filled with wool, so seemingly a halfway house between the two standard options ?

Has anyone got a Devon duvet by any chance & could comment as I'm seriously tempted

ArtDecoGirly

Grimbal wrote: »

I've been considering going to blankets recently as I just get so hot under a conventional duvet. We have a 3 tog on at the moment & most nights I shrug it off and use a very open weave cotton throw.

The thing that puts me off changing to blankets is the weight & general faffage of making the bed in the mornings. I did do a bit of googling & a company called Devon Duvets came up that make duvets filled with wool, so seemingly a halfway house between the two standard options ?

Has anyone got a Devon duvet by any chance & could comment as I'm seriously tempted

This is my problem at the minute, I'm too hot! Even in the winter I will be... I've been compared to a hot water bottle in bed! With blankets I can have layers that I can increase/decrease to suit... with my quilt I'm just hot with it on or cold with it off, there is no in between...

mum2one

I def agree with the blanket on the top of the mattress, i leave mine on all yr round, doubles up as a mattress protector (thou no activity taking place!!!)

For summer - mine is 4.5tog quilt, have a lightweight cottomn throw/wall hanging (got it in Goa)
autumn - changes to 15tog (thou had it on week so far been cold) - then upgrade to dolphin throw (heavy one) then crocheted blanket across feet, plus hot water bottle.

I would say try 2 blankets, then you can always add a summer quilt or extra blanket if needed - nearby - I guess it will be trial and error, xxx

As a kid mine was bottom sheet, top sheet, 2 blankets, then the candlewick bedspread

cheekyweegit

Nothing useful to add but can I also confess to being a candlewick picker?

Can believe after all these years I find out I'm not alone. The multiple telling offs I got from my mother for this beggars belief.

Now for woodchip wallpaper pickers anonymous - where do I sign up for this one?

ArtDecoGirly

cheekyweegit wrote: »

Nothing useful to add but can I also confess to being a candlewick picker?

Can believe after all these years I find out I'm not alone. The multiple telling offs I got from my mother for this beggars belief.

Now for woodchip wallpaper pickers anonymous - where do I sign up for this one?

Also guilty! There was just so much to pick at in those days... :rotfl:

Anne_Marie_2

ArtDecoGirly wrote: »

This is my problem at the minute, I'm too hot! Even in the winter I will be... I've been compared to a hot water bottle in bed! With blankets I can have layers that I can increase/decrease to suit... with my quilt I'm just hot with it on or cold with it off, there is no in between...

I understand what you are going through. (Live abroad, and just now it's impossible to sleep in the heat without air conditioning). At the moment, I'm just sleeping with a sheet which gets thrown off and pulled back over numerous times during the night. I tried a Chillow, which was ok in the UK, but just not sufficient to keep me cool nowadays. Later in the year, I will use the sheet and a lightweight bedspread, and then in winter use a duvet (and possibly top sheet). I've got two duvets a 4.5 one which is the one I use in winter, the 13.5 tog is still in a bag and never been used. I just couldn't go back to woollen blankets, far too heavy for me, although the cellular ones are probably a lot lighter. You might want to consider a fleece throw? I've got some thin ones and a couple of heavier ones which I leave out for guests should they get cold and the duvet is not quite enough for them.

calicocat

Yep.......woodchip and candlewick picker here too.

As a kid I remember sheet, 2 blankets, eiderdown, candlewick.

I too can vouch for the blanket or light duvet under the bottom sheet for winter.

Caterina

Grimbal wrote: »

Has anyone got a Devon duvet by any chance & could comment as I'm seriously tempted

I have Devon Duvets Pillows, three layers, a bit too flat to my liking but DH loves them.

A while ago I bough a natural woolen quilt from Baavet, they have some seriously good special offers. I haven't put it on the bed yet as the summer has been too hot. But the drawback is that it has a very strong farmyard smell at the beginning, which vanishes in time, but for me it was a put off for a long time, I aired the quilt for weeks on the banister and will also put it through a wash before winter comes (it is washable). The appeal for me is that it was really cheap, from their seconds stock. In all honesty I could not find the fault in it. It is very well made, British wool, so no air miles attached to it (eco guilt free), king size £80. A bit of a palaver to get rid of the smell but it is practically gone.

I complained about the smell and they would have refunded even the postage, in spite of the no postage refund policy they had. But when I went to pack it to send it back, the smell had almost gone, so decided to keep it after all because it looks and feels so good. People really rave about these quilts apparently.

So if you can go through the smell palaver, you can get a good product at an excellent bargain price.

On the subject of sheets and blankets, last year I found a very good offer and I treated myself to linen sheets, two pairs, and we have had these and light blankets all summer. We love them, but come winter we will revert to quilt and blanket, plus woolen bedcover. I hate central heating in the bedroom so the radiator is permanently off here, and sometimes I even open the window for fresh air. But with all the covers and a nice hot water bottle on my feet I am nice and toasty. And DH is nice and toasty too to snuggle against. He does not appreciate the feel of my cold feet against his, though!

pollys

We have a wool duvet (all seasons) a wool mattress protector and pillows from The Wool Room. Not tested over winter yet, but so far so good. The pillows are rather flat, fine for me, but not DH. You can buy extra wool to plump them up.
There is a very faint smell but I rather like it. It feels lovely climbing into a bed that's covered with natural materials.
I'm lucky in that we have two pure wool blankets from many moons ago. My dad worked in a blanket factory and put the wool into the machine that made them. I have very fond memories of visiting him there. It wouldn't happen nowadays with all the health and safety rules.

Polly

Minihauk

I also have a wool duvet and wool mattress cover. I bought mine from Dun*lm, and although they are not totally wool (have interlining), I love them. No hot sweaty nights, but warm and comfortable. When they need replacing I will buy more expensive, natural ones.
They were more expensive than synthetic, but worth every penny.
I use feather pillows though.