Nicely quilted and appear well sewn, good zipper and easy to put pillow securely into before closing. Fits fine inside the normal pillow cases. The quilting does make it more padded but I do not notice it on the pillows. However, measure your actual pillows. I was thinking "standard size pillow" when I placed my order, NOT "queen size pillow" (it's labeled as QUEEN on the packaging I received) so I have folded the zippered edge approximately 4 inches on the backside of each of our pillows. Doesn't seem to affect our sleeping and there is ZERO noise even though it is a waterproof type pillow protector. This more than makes up for the larger than expected sizing. I hate normal noisy waterproof pillow protectors. Hopefully these will hold up over time with washing. I am comfortable with my purchase.