How to measure for a quilt?
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How to measure for a quilt?
I do know how to measure for a quilt, but I have a question related to the process. My grandchild has an IKEA bed that started out as a crib, and converts to a 3-sided bed, then a toddler (2-sided)bed. At this moment it is in the 3-sided stage & I'm making a quilt for it that will also work during the 2-sided phase.
How do I measure for the drop so that the quilt will fit the bed now & later on when it is again converted? All the bed sizes are the same (twin size).
TIA for all your help!
How do I measure for the drop so that the quilt will fit the bed now & later on when it is again converted? All the bed sizes are the same (twin size).
TIA for all your help!
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If all of the mattress sizes are twin, I'd make it a twin-sized quilt. Maybe I'm not understanding your question?
I personally like a drop to come down to at least the bottom edge of the mattress on a twin. I prefer kings to be even longer, because you usually have 2 lumps (humans) who draw the quilt up. There's nothing worse than a quilt that doesn't quite cover everything and you wake up with an ice-cold flank in the middle of the night. 😉
I personally like a drop to come down to at least the bottom edge of the mattress on a twin. I prefer kings to be even longer, because you usually have 2 lumps (humans) who draw the quilt up. There's nothing worse than a quilt that doesn't quite cover everything and you wake up with an ice-cold flank in the middle of the night. 😉
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I understand what you are saying, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the drop for the 3-sided configuration should be longer so that when the side is removed, the original drop would then be evened out. Is that faulty thinking?
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If all of the mattress sizes are twin, I'd make it a twin-sized quilt. Maybe I'm not understanding your question?
I personally like a drop to come down to at least the bottom edge of the mattress on a twin. I prefer kings to be even longer, because you usually have 2 lumps (humans) who draw the quilt up. There's nothing worse than a quilt that doesn't quite cover everything and you wake up with an ice-cold flank in the middle of the night. 😉
I personally like a drop to come down to at least the bottom edge of the mattress on a twin. I prefer kings to be even longer, because you usually have 2 lumps (humans) who draw the quilt up. There's nothing worse than a quilt that doesn't quite cover everything and you wake up with an ice-cold flank in the middle of the night. 😉
Last edited by dsch; 01-09-2021 at 04:17 PM.
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cashs_mom, Thanks for your thoughts. I'm a little confused by everything! Once I include the drop, however long it may be, how does the drop fit when it can only hang off 1 side of the bed now, but will have another side from which to hang when the other side of the bed is removed?
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Most of the folks I know make the quilt big enough for the final twin bed size, with whatever overhang you will want at that time. For now, you tuck the inside part under the mattress so the quilt stays on the bed. If you don't put borders, it won't be so obvious that you may be letting it hang longer on the front now. After the back side of the bed is removed and you have a true twin, you just center the quilt on the bed.
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Ok after reading Barb's response, now I understand your question. And I agree with Barb. Just tuck that side of the quilt under the mattress for now. It's the same thing you would do on a regular bed (king or queen) if you had a foot board.
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If it is a twin bed then I would make it a twin or full size quilt depending on how much overhang you want on a quilt. When my kids were younger and had twin beds I made them full size quilt. It worked very well. So I did the same thing for my grand children.