A quilted throw blanket sits in a different category from a plain fleece one, because the quilting gives it structure. It drapes over the arm of a sofa and stays where it was put instead of sliding into a heap on the floor by the second commercial break. This is Trudie's Abigail Pink, a soft pink that works in a living room without committing the whole room to pink.
Fold it across the end of a bed for the layer that makes a made bed look finished, or leave it on the reading chair for the person in the house who is always cold. Quilting is also what earns a throw its second life, which is why quilts get handed down and fleece throws get replaced. Buy it for a housewarming, a new baby, or the guest room that never quite feels done. Fair warning: someone in the house will claim it within the week, so two is not an unreasonable number.
What size is a throw blanket?
Throw blankets are smaller than bed blankets and typically run about 50 by 60 to 50 by 70 inches, sized to cover one adult on a sofa. That size also works folded at the foot of a bed as a decorative layer rather than as full bed coverage.
