You gotta love the loft. I think it makes a quilt just look warm because it is so puffy. I did a large flannes quilt last year for one GS and had been given several pkgs. of poly batt so I used one for that quilt. It really looks good and he thinks that his quilt is the best one of all. He has 6 siblings and I have made quilts for all of them, so that is his assesment.