This is a light weight blanket and I am using it in bed, now that I have adopted the system the hospital/ nursing facilities use -- of having a fitted sheet and then just loose covers above that. This microfiber washes and dries easily. It almost dries as fast on the line as in a drier - well, not really, but you get my drift -- if you are trying to use your drier less, this will help. One blanket I was using was 60 inches square and I am 5' 3" so I figured to get a longer one to have extra blanSee full review