Baffle box comforter structure designed to resist shifting of fill

The baffle box comforter includes upper and lower fabric sections and a plurality of longitudinal baffle members which extend for the length of the comforter. A plurality of lateral baffles extend across the comforter, wherein each lateral baffle includes a first portion which extends from one side of the comforter to a first adjacent longitudinal baffle and a second portion which extends from the other side of the comforter to a second adjacent longitudinal baffle, and one or more central portions which are positioned between the first and second adjacent longitudinal baffles, wherein the first and second portions include end portions which extend along the first and second adjacent longitudinal baffles toward the top edge of the comforter a selected distance and the central portion or portions, including portions at both ends which extend along selected longitudinal baffles toward the top edge thereof, leaving an opening between the respective end portions and the longitudinal baffles to which they are adjacent.