Llamero-when I got home yesterday I laid out my quilt flat on my bed and there were several sections with minimal down, and also some areas on the edges with too much. I was able to manipulate it from area to area pretty well, but I see what you are saying about the open baffle design. One note though, I have used this quilt several times and never checked the down distribution, so it didn't happen overnight. I feel like this could probably be corrected by a good sewer, but I would have to agree this design is not ideal.