Confused by quilt sizes
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I admit, I am confused. So many patterns seem to be random sizes. I like to quilt queen size but most patterns are not queen sized. Sometimes I can figure out how many rows of blocks to add, borders to add or size differently.
Is this not an issue for anyone else?
Is this not an issue for anyone else?
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I make lap size also but I always seem to measure the beds in my house to figure out what I want. I have a twin, queen and king, no full size. Typically, I end up with somewhere in the twin size range. Since mattresses are thicker now, I want to make certain the quilt hangs over the mattress overlapping the dust ruffle of the box springs. But some beds now only have frames no box springs. I don't trust older patterns sizes and always double check. One of these days I'll write it down.
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I agree with NativeTexan and EasyPeezy. I just make the size I want, usually it is easy to add a row or I make up the difference in my border (just depends on how many inches I need to add).
Like toverly, I want my quilt to cover my mattress/overlap the dust ruffle. I always have to add some because mattresses are thicker today. For my previous queen size bed, I typically made close to a king size quilt (allowing for shrinkage and for the quilt to have the overhang I wanted).
Occasionally I have wanted to use a pattern where I couldn't quite figure out what I needed to add. Thus far I have just moved on to a different pattern and put the original pattern on the back burner to either make another size (or figure out what I would need to add to make it the size I want it).
If the pattern is such that I need to add too many rows to keep the pattern intact (thus making the quilt to big after considering borders) - I typically add what I need in the border alone (but I still consider whether that would be proportional to my eyes). Or I might increase the size of the blocks if that is feasible (so maybe going from a 9" block to a 10" block).
Like toverly, I want my quilt to cover my mattress/overlap the dust ruffle. I always have to add some because mattresses are thicker today. For my previous queen size bed, I typically made close to a king size quilt (allowing for shrinkage and for the quilt to have the overhang I wanted).
Occasionally I have wanted to use a pattern where I couldn't quite figure out what I needed to add. Thus far I have just moved on to a different pattern and put the original pattern on the back burner to either make another size (or figure out what I would need to add to make it the size I want it).
If the pattern is such that I need to add too many rows to keep the pattern intact (thus making the quilt to big after considering borders) - I typically add what I need in the border alone (but I still consider whether that would be proportional to my eyes). Or I might increase the size of the blocks if that is feasible (so maybe going from a 9" block to a 10" block).
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I go by the measurements with the pattern and go from there. I have a full size bed with thick mattress and a 4" topper'
The bed is very high so I lean towards a queen size quilt. I have a dust ruffle to cover box springs. If I want to enlarge the size of quilt I just add borders to make it big enough.
The bed is very high so I lean towards a queen size quilt. I have a dust ruffle to cover box springs. If I want to enlarge the size of quilt I just add borders to make it big enough.
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A pattern designer can't possibly feature every possible bed size on the pattern. We all want something different, depending on the beds we want to cover, whether we want a pillow tuck, how deep the mattress and box spring are, whether we have a footboard and/or headboard, etc. Luckily it's easy to add more blocks or borders (or remove some).
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