CoCaLo is a relative newcomer to the crib bedding industry, founded in 1998. CoCaLo manufacturers crib bedding under the Kimberly Grant, CoCaLo, Baby Martex, and OshKosh Baby labels. Released in mid-2005 under the CoCaLo label, the Two of a Kind collection is one of the many crib bedding sets available in the growing Noah's Ark theme. Generally retailing for between $180 and $210, the four-piece crib set seems reasonably priced given the quality of fabrics and workmanship. Two of a Kind comes as a four-piece crib set with a quilt, bumper, crib skirt, and fitted sheet. The collection is made from a 65/35 poly/cotton blend, with the exception of the fitted sheet, which is 100% cotton. The fitted sheet is available for purchase separately. As with most crib bedding collections, a number of accessories are available, that match the Two of a Kind crib set. Notably missing, however, is a hamper, which most crib bedding manufacturers have available. As with most crib bedding collections, the quilt is the centerpiece of the crib set. The Two of a Kind quilt is made with a genuine patchwork design, in which the patches of the quilt are individually sewn together to create the pattern. The fabrics used are an interesting mixture of high quality woven fabrics (blue and sage striped, orange plaid, and a particularly interesting seersucker plaid), fabrics with printed (where the design is printed onto a solid colored fabric) patterns (sage gingham, sage striped, powder blue plaid, star patterned fabric), and soft powder blue corduroy. The patchwork stitching lines are straight and appropriately hidden on the underside of the front of the quilt. The back of the quilt is soft white sherpa. The quilt features several embroidered animals and accessories all in the Noah's Ark theme. The embroidered details are very nicely rendered. One of the nice added touches of Two of a Kind is the tails of the elephants and giraffes, sewn with the ends loose to imitate a real tail. The bumper is 9 ? tall with ties on both the top and bottom. The inside of the bumper features the same patchwork design used in the quilt. The outside of the bumper is comprised entirely of the printed powder blue plaid fabric, giving a substantially different appearance to the inside and outside of the bumper. The two longer sides feature more embroidery as well. A slight drawback of the bumper is the fact that it comes as one continuous piece, as opposed to being broken up into two, three, or even four pieces. The crib skirt has a 10 |
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