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06-30-2011, 11:16 PM
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Sew Krazy Girl
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Square fits my bed but rectangular is great for sleeping on the couch. Just depends.
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My preference is rectangle.
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molly oldham
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Rectangle, I've only made quilts for beds. Makes more sense.
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19angel52
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....usually the patterns I'm drawn to aren't square....I prefer the rectangular ones - need that length and not so much width (if that makes sense).
You can always modify!!!
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depends if its a wall hanging lap quilt or bed quilt, bed quilt definitely has to be rectangle everything else doesn't matter to me
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If the pattern is square I prefer to make changes to avoid a square quilt.
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sidmona
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rectangle for me, but I have done a few square.
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grannie cheechee
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Rectangle...yes!
Ditto. They look better on a bed, and sofa covers to wrap around you. My family is TALL.
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Because we have a king size bed, I make the quilts for it square, and try to choose patterns that are not directional. Much easier to change bedding, the quilt fits, no matter what.piecefully, the old one
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Rectangle for me.
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