Do we say "I take quilt sleeping" or "I take blanket sleeping"?

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Do we say "I take quilt sleeping" or "I take blanket sleeping"?
 
Do we say "I take quilt sleeping" or "I take blanket sleeping"?
Is "take" wrong here?

The original is nonsensical to the point I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Are you just trying to state that you use a quilt or blanket when you sleep?

If so, then another alternative to Piscean's suggestion in post #2 would be something like "I sleep with a quilt/blanket'.
 
Hi @Skrej

Can we also say "I sleep in a blanket/quilt"?
We use "in" for things that surround us. You can say "I sleep in a sleeping bag" or "I sleep in a tent". If you wanted to use "in" with those two items, you'd have to make it clear that you're enclosing yourself in them.

I sleep wrapped up in a blanket.
I sleep with a quilt wrapped completely around me.


That way, you're expressing that you're not using the quilt/blanket in the normal way, which is to sleep under them.
 
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