Let’s be honest. For us here in the bedding world– comforters are the thing. Every manufacturer makes them, most shoppers are looking for them, and as we are located in the usually very cold mountains of New Hampshire, comforters are very warm on a winter’s night. We’re leery when someone tries to push something else on us (no offense, duvets).

Here at ajMOSS, we have a very persistent sales rep, let’s call him Phil. Whenever Phil comes to visit, he says to us, “Hey Mossters,” (we call ourselves Mossters) “Quilts are coming back. Quilts are going to be big this season.” Since he’s been saying this ever since I’ve been working here (four years next month), we felt pretty comfortable scoffing at him.

Quilts? Really? Whenever I thought of quilts, it brought to mind old fashioned, overly styled pieces, that belonged in my grandmother’s house. Now, as a woman of, well let’s just say a certain age, I don’t know about you guys, but I want my bedroom to be hip and stylish. I want someone to look at my room and say, she’s got style. And I’m pretty sure I’m not going to do that with something that belonged on the prairie.

Then you know what happened? It only took four years, but Phil got it right. Quilts became more popular. Finally, I got off my comforter covered horse and seriously looked at a quilt companies products. You know what? I was wrong. We were wrong. I don’t know when it happened but quilts got stylish. Who knew? (Shut up, Phil)

Yes, many still have a very classic, I think the PC word is “primitive,” look to them. A sense of early Americana. But this doesn’t make them stuffy. Bright colors, bold patchwork, cute coordinates, and versatility–quilts are poised to give comforters a run for their money.

The quilts now offered in the ajMOSS line have some very important features: They’re machine washable. Who has the time or money to take things to the dry cleaners? With a cat who likes to sleep at the end of my bed, if I don’t clean my bedding frequently, it looks like I have very hair feet. Not an attractive look. Versatility. Where comforters are usually backed by a plain sheet material, these quilts are backed with a coordinating print. Tired of one look? Flip the quilt over and you have a completely different one to work with. Structure. The thin layer of batting is completely stitched down in the quilted pattern. There is no way that stuff is shifting anywhere. In the warm months of summer, the quilt is all you need. In the cold New Hampshire winters? Layer the quilt with a down comforter.

Yep, I’m officially a quilt convert. I’ve had my quilt for a couple of months now. It got me through the long winter in warmth and style. I’d like to say this will make me be open to more ideas, but who am I kidding? As a woman of a certain age, I’m pretty set in my ways. The best we can hope for is that next time, it will only take 2 years to convince me.

Thanks for your time and Happy Shopping!