wow, I read the reviews and thought maybe they were exaggerated, but I can tell you this feather bed is great. The cover is a solid, heavy duty material, I have not seen any feathers escape. So comfortable, makes any bed a dream bed. Even my husband, who was not crazy about using a feather bed, loves it! It is thick, so make sure you are aware that you are adding inches to your bed. We fluff it up every morning. We have a king size bed, and we use a king corner sheet over it, so we only have to wash the king sheet and not the the cover of the feather bed, each time we wash our sheets. Works out perfect.