I like the geometric patterns and reversible nature of the quilt. Wanted something not too feminine and all cotton for a summer quilt. I ordered king size for a queen size bed because I like overhang. There is LOTS of side overhang (covers down passed the bottom of the bedframe, so maybe a queen quilt would have worked, too. The pillow shams are for standard pillows, even though one would expect king size shams for the king size order.