It was the dense beautiful quilting that made me want to learn to quilt. Not that standard quilts aren't pretty, they are but they didn't interest me in the least bit. I'm 56 years old and have sewn since I was 10 and never once had I desire to quilt until I spied a modern quilt. Not only was it the beautiful quilting but the abstract designs. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder that is for sure. Also, the dense quilting does not make the quilt un-cuddly. Is that a word?
Wash them and they are quite comfy.