QuiltMania

Does anyone know where I can find the dimensions for different bed sizes? For example, what are the dimensions for twin, full, queen and king sized beds so I know how big to make quilts?

MsSage

http://www.equilters.com/library/qui...bed_sizes.html
Hope it helps

butterflywing

["Also, don't forget to think about the height of the mattress as well. This will affect how much overhang you choose to add. Standard mattresses are 8-10" thick, but some extra thick ones may be as high as 16-18" "]

many mattresses and boxes are even taller than that. are they for the princess who slept on the pea? and if you have a side rail, as i do, then you also have to think about that when you plan your drop. for my queen bed, with a 60" width, i need a 98" quilt to hit the top of the rail. isn't that ridiculous? otherwise, the boxspring shows.

Cathe

And decide if you want to fold your quilt up over your pillows or set your pillows on top of it. I prefer square quilts for my bed - A 90" quilt will hang down 15" on each side and about 15" at the foot of the queen-size bed, and I have pillows at the head of the bed, on top of that edge of the quilt. If I wanted to tuck the quilt under the front edge of the pillows and then fold it up over them, I would need to allow another 12" or so, making a quilt 90" X 102".

Rose Marie

I found that the standard sizes listed for quilts are to small.
Best to measure your bed.

butterflywing

i agree, cathe. i just make matching cases. also a square quilt.

bearisgray

So, do you have a ladder to get up to your bed?

butterflywing

aha, wiseguy! i have a little stepstool. otherwise, i have to throw me across the top and get my legs up one at a time.

i'm only 5'2" and the bed comes halfway up between my daisy and my waist.

bearisgray

Was just wondering if you took a running jump to get on to the top of that mattress? :)

mountain-moma

Wow,my friend is 5'2" and she also has a little steeping stool by her bed

Cathe,you look so much like my SIL you two would pass for twins