I had my reservations in ordering and thought this would look or feel like a cheap hotel spread; you know, heavy, hot polyester. I was wrong. This is a nice light weight cover that is perfect, alone, as a summer comforter or layered as a blanket in the winter. The exterior fabric is soft to the hand and overall has a nice drape to it without being rigid. My only words of criticism would be that the stitching of the design is doubled stitched on some parts of the design and single stitched on other parts. I am sure this is part of the manufacturing process and it is not really discernible to the eye unless you're looking at under great scrutiny. It would have also been nice if the shams were queen size instead of being standard. I chose to not use the shams and will shop for some contrasting ones or add an assortment of contrasting throw pillows. Overall I am pleased and would order it again if I had to.