Originally Posted by raptureready
Originally Posted by Colorful Quilter
When I was a little girl I remember having a feather pillow to sleep with...every so often one of the feathers would poke me in the face....
I slept on what was called a feather tick. It was like a huge pillow that was used for a mattress. Just about the time it would get all smashed down and I could sleep, Mom would fluff it up. I would always ask her not to, telling her that it tried to eat me and suck out my air. She said I was being silly. It wasn't until years later that we found out I was allergic to feathers. I always slept with my head off the side of the bed when I was little.
OMG that is me. Yep, feather pillows and feather ticks. I am violently allergic to down, feathers, any type. A real problem staying in the nicer hotels as many have total feather bedding and they have to come and take them out of the room.