You know the drill. A tag that says 'one size fits all' means it's not going to look good on anybody. Wonder what is a good size for a quilt? Once again, I had this silly notion that I would stitch scraps into strips, make blocks, create a quilt and reduce the scraps bin. You *know* that didn't work. The scraps bin multiplies every time my back is turned. With the scraps blocks together, the quilt would be 63" square. I can add blocks or at least borders but I don't know where I'm going. Without a doubt, this quilt will find a need. The size shouldn't be so big that it's a pain, or so stingy that it doesn't cover without a draft if someone is a cover hog. What size fits all? Or an easier question, wonder what size would fit most? Polly Esther
That width is about the right size for a twin bed. If this were my project, I'd go ahead and make it about 90-100 inches long. That's also a great snuggle/snooze on the sofa size. JMO
Actually, Leslie, I had you in mind when I was thinking of cover hogs - assuming that your fur babies like to stretch out and try to make themselves as comfortable as possible. Polly
My darling HairyButts do not know the meaning of 'curl up and go to sleep'. Each of them stretches out as long as they can- even their tails and front legs are extended straight out. Simon and Daisy lay on their side- silly young Hoover sleeps on his back.... and snores. Loudly! I have about 6.2 inches at the far edge of the bed for my own personal sleep space. And if I visit the 'facilities' during the night I'm lucky if my tiny sliver of bed is still there for me when I return to 'our' bed. Good thing I love those naughty, spoiled, over-sized, furry brats! VBG
I had to giggle you have a furbaby named Hoover. I've take to call my furbaby Hoover since she eats so fast it caused her terrible gas one night. The bad thing is for a rabbit it can kill them if not caught in time. I keep baby gas x on hand and do not give her all her pellets in her bowl. I spread them out so she has to hunt for them and not vacuum them out of her bowl.
Tamara
Leslie & The Furbabies > My darling HairyButts do not know the meaning of 'curl up and go to
Polly, I made a scrap quilt by just stitching scraps together any way they would fit into a 6" block. Sometimes I had lots of strips and made strippy block. Sometimes I made log cabins. Sometimes I had found enough
1.5" squares to make a postage-stamp block, or enough HSTs to do something with them. Or sometimes I stitched weird-shaped scraps all over a 6" foundation into a crazy block.
I'm quilting it now, and here's what I learned: To stop it looking just a mess, I set pieced blocks and 6" unpieced squares alternately. All my unpieced blocks were blue. But (because I was trying to bust my stash, like you) some of my blue unpieced squares are patterned, some are plaid, some are light blue, some are dark. It still looks pretty messy. Your eye has nowhere to rest. I relented and bought enough T-O-T navy blue fabric for borders and boy does that calm it down. but it would be a much nicer quilt if I had used all the same fabric for the unpieced squares. Or at least if they were all similar in tone and scale. Just all being blue was not enough.
I'm going to make another one because I still have more scraps and it was fun. But I'm going to buy fabric for the unpieced squares. First I need to finish quilting this one.
Oh, and in answer to your actual question, my garden-variety quilt size is 5'x6' I usually make a 3'x4' centre and then add 1' wide borders (I just like wide borders, I feel they frame a quilt centre, and you can have fun quilting feathers and stuff in them). This size fits on top of a single bed, as a footer across the bottom of a double bed, over the back of a sofa, or is a nice size to wrap around yourself whilst watching TV.
I've really given up worrying about it. When the quilt says it's finished, then I stop. Sorry to be unable to answer this question, but every odd size quilt I ever gave to a charity auction found an enthusiastic bidder and went to a good home.
63" seems like a very nice lap or couch size! Roberta in D, Queen of the Scrap Heap
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I purchased a comforter for a Q bed and I don't feel it is really big enough, especially after the dog and DH come to bed with me. After I get up during the night and come back to bed the dog is sleeping with his head on my pillow. Usually he gets under the comforter and then comes back out so his head is in the middle of my pillow. He isn't good at moving over for me! He like to sleep on his side with his feet straight out so he take up a lot of room. If I were going to buy a comforter for our double bed in the camper, I would get a Q. For the Q bed in FL, I would get a K size. And for the K in SC, I get a spread. HTH Barbara, still in FL
Most of the dozen or so lap quilts I have done have ranged in size from 66" square to 72" square. The variation depended on the size of the main pieced center design and came out to finished size after I added that I thought looked like the appropriate border. No hard and fast rule there though, as your choice of border may differ.
Melanie, there's just no doubt that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My sister was here Sunday evening and found the scrappy quilt to be disturbing; she was searching for a pattern or at least some order and, of course, there is none. I won't promise that I'll add resting places; I think the quilt is quite cheerful, but I am willing to place the blocks on the guestroom bed for a few days and think about it. Thank you for sharing your quilt process with us. Polly
"Melanie Rimmer" Polly, I made a scrap quilt by just stitching scraps together any way
Nay, Roberta, I wasn't really 'worrying' about it - I just was hoping to get somewhere in the middle of neither skimpy and too big for me to quilt myself. And yes, indeed. I'm sure somebody will give it a good home. Polly
Polly: The size recommended at the Quilts of Valor site is 52" X 72" and that is what my group makes. This size will be long enough for most people, yet will not be too wide or long for use in hospital beds and gurneys. We bought a roll of batting that is 60" wide, so this works out very nicely. We use 3.5 yards of fabric for a backing seamed once horizontally. We cut 7 WOF strips to make the binding. HTH.
I'm in a "simplify life" mode as well, Polly, trying to reduce my scrap bin. I'm cutting all of my scraps into diamonds and womping out twin sized quilts. This size is condusive to the backing materials and batting sizes I have on hand as well. I figure I can use them as couch throws, travel quilts for vacation, something to pull up over my legs when reading in bed and snuggle covers for the grandkids when they nap. Oh, and as quilts for my twin guest beds!
I find 53" x 70" is a good fit for most body types. It covers and snuggles and hugs just fine. For a backing I use 2 yards of one fabric plus a pieced strip about 15" by 72". The 2 yard piece is split lengthwise about 18" from one salvage and the long pieced strip is inserted to make the backing 55" x 72". I never center the pieced strip because then the quilt top would have to be exactly centered on the backing. By off setting the insert it doesn't look like I tried to center it and missed.
I am going to my mother's tomorrow so won't be seeing any more responses to this great question. By the time I return you guys will have posted 1000's of remarks which I won't have time to read.
Oh! I thought I was the only one who had noticed that scraps multiply like bunnies!
Seriously, I'm making a couch-snuggle wedding quilt for one of my friends, and I expect it to turn out about 60 by however long. (she's a short friend, so length doesn't worry me). Just my 2 cents.
TerriLee > You know the drill. =A0A tag that says 'one size fits all' means it's not
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