Blanket covers provide the necessary protection to the blankets from dust and allow one to have an easy care luxurious bed. Usually, the blanket covers are designed in a manner to cover whole of the blanket. These beautiful blanket covers are found in every home during winters. In the home furnishings market, you will generally find blanket cover set having the cover and matching pillow covers.

A blanket is of various types like quilts, duvets, and comforters and this distinction is dependent on their thickness, construction and/or fill material. Usually you can use a duvet cover or a quilt cover as a blanket cover provided your quilt and the blanket are of the same size. Besides providing warmth, blanket covers are used for hygiene, comfort and aesthetics.

Materials Used in Making Blanket Covers

• Cotton
• Polyester
• Microfiber
• Poly/Cotton
• Bamboo
• Jute
• Silk
• Linen
• Flannel etc.

One of the most common fabric used in making blanket cover is cotton. It is cool, comfortable and easy to use. For regular usage, cotton, linen, poly cotton blanket covers are the best options. The silk covers give a luxurious look and specially used in special occasions. You can find varieties in silk blanket covers like dupion silk, silk chiffon, georgette silk, silk satin, organza silk blanket covers and many more. On the lower price range, you will find polyester blanket covers. Polyester is synthetic but soft, durable and easy to wash. Nowadays organic cotton covers are also used as they are dust resistant and hence good to restrain allergic reactions. Bamboo blanket covers, jute blanket covers also come in the same category of organic products. Flannel is another material for blanket cover. However flannel fabric has the main problem of pills or bobble which are seen after few use of the fabric. Bobble do not give the fresh look of the cover. But then it is warm and hence used to make blanket cover, specially for the kids' blanket covers.

Designs and Styles of Blanket Covers

A medley of designs and patterns are used to embellish the blanket covers that can be designed to compliment the look of the room. Designs and patterns are given form using various techniques such as are embroidery, fabric-painting, applique work etc. Stripes, checks, geometrical patterns and also floral patterns are the widely used designs. Damask fabrics, jacquard and paisley prints give a very sophisticated appearance. There has been a great demand for blanket covers. A wide range of blanket covers are offered by the Indian textile furnishings industry and you can find a wide display of Indian handwork, alluring designs, bright embroideries on these covers. You will find blanket covers of all sizes depending on the size of the blanket. Therefore you will find Single blanket cover, Double blanket cover, King size blanket cover, Queen blanket cover, and Crib blanket cover

International Brands for Blanket Covers

There are various international brands for such home furnishings products like as follows:

• Accessorize
• Happy Kids
• Laura Ashley
• Apartmento
• Cotton House
• IKEA
• Whimsy
• Platinum Collections
• Retro Home
• Tranquility
• Sheridan etc.

So there is no doubt that blanket covers do give that additional touch of color and warmth to your bedroom. The best part is that for the same blanket, you can have a good collection of covers in varied designs so that you can change the cover from time to time to give a different look to the room. A pique, jacquard, quilted or plain blanket covers give a defining touch of luxurious warmth and style to your bedding ensemble.