What is the standard finished size of a queen quilt top?
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I am in the process of making my DGD a queen size double Irish Chain quilt and was wondering what size you all make your finished queen tops.
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the charts i have show a queen quilt as 88"x94"---then you would want to determine how much of an over=hang you want- some of the newer mattresses are 15-16" high= if you want the quilt to drape down the sides past the mattress you need to add for that- a 15" mattress would mean adding 30" to the width (if you wanted it to cover the mattress sides)---best to have someone measure her bed and determine how far down they want it to hang over- and if you want a 'pillow tuck' you need to add in for that too.
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Used to make mine 90x108, but we got a new mattress and now it needs to be bigger. Let's see....60x80 for the mattress. 17" each side of the mattress depth. Another 6" each side for the box spring, since we don't have any bed skirt. That makes the quilt to fit our bed 106x110 or so. Those new mattresses sure are deep.
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it depends more on what YOU like! the more drape, the heavier the quilt becomes.
What size can you possibly quilt if you do it on your own machine, what size can you hand quilt comfortably, what size batting did you plan to use? What is the largest your quilter will do if sending it to be machine quilted!
So many things to take into consideration.
HOWEVER, if entering in a show be sure to use their guidelines or it might be miscategorized!
What size can you possibly quilt if you do it on your own machine, what size can you hand quilt comfortably, what size batting did you plan to use? What is the largest your quilter will do if sending it to be machine quilted!
So many things to take into consideration.
HOWEVER, if entering in a show be sure to use their guidelines or it might be miscategorized!
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Used to make mine 90x108, but we got a new mattress and now it needs to be bigger. Let's see....60x80 for the mattress. 17" each side of the mattress depth. Another 6" each side for the box spring, since we don't have any bed skirt. That makes the quilt to fit our bed 106x110 or so. Those new mattresses sure are deep.
that makes it a bedspread, not a quilt! Quilts are generally a bed "topper". Due in part to their weight!
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I make my quilts to fit the bed its going on, with room to spare. I like it to hang longer on the sides - nothing worse than a quilt that doesn't cover you when you're in bed & its cold! You're doing the quilt, its your rules and what YOU want that matter. Post a picture when you're done, please! Sounds wonderful.
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