Are your quilts smaller?
03-01-2012, 08:01 AM
#21
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Most of my quilts are probably between a twin and a double in size. We use them for snuggling in the family room. Our beds have down comforters, so I haven't made quilts to use on the bed, although in a guest room I do have one folded in half at the bottom of the bed. I have made lots for toddlers that can be easily dragged around. I also get great joy in using up my stash.
03-02-2012, 04:52 AM
#22
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This year I am doing mostly blocks to fine-tune my piecing skills. I am also working on smaller projects. Most of my projects are being worked from stash fabric with a piece purhcased here and there to fill a color or shade void. I am also purchasing replacement fabric to maintain a workable stash.
03-02-2012, 05:45 AM
#23
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doesn't matter if i'm working from my stash/ scraps/ or buying fabric i always (try) to make at least queen sized quilts- i have a really difficult time making smaller quilts- i do not know the reason for this (affliction) but if i have a request for something smaller than a queen i find it horribly difficult to get it done. i need to find a way out of this (phobia) smaller certainly go to gether faster- and do not take as much $$ or effort (well---effort for me is ten times more on smaller) but that is what i need to work on i guess....the economy has caused me to look more to my stash (that and the fabric moratorium that says---no spending till november 
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03-02-2012, 05:48 AM
#24
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Location: Southern Tier, NY
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The economy has not changed the size quilts that I make. I am quilting myself on my regular sewing machine doing FMQ and there is only so much that I can handle quilting. Mostly I make lap size quilts. I would like to make a super king size quilt for our bed but that one I will have to send out to a LA. One nice thing about lap size quilts is that all the grandkids (8 of them) can have their own snuggle tv blankets. I can also finish up more of them. I also try to work from my stash but when there is a good sale......it is soooo hard to resist. Who couldn't use more fabric!
03-02-2012, 10:58 AM
#27
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Location: Minnesota
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Nope. I make the size that I need. No point in making a lap size if what you need is a twin coverlet. I am making my last oversized queen quilt. My mom is the only one with a queen sized bed now, so this quilt would only fit on her bed or as a bedspread for my own full sized (but extra high) bed. My siblings live in old houses where queen sized beds wouldn't fit through stairways. My cousin is the only one with a king sized bed, but I only make them lap quilts. My cousin's GF is a wonderful woman, but she really likes coordinated stuff. I'd rather she chose a commercial blanket in that case. She keeps the lap quilts in an ottoman and they pull them out all the time to use. Where I could see the economy making a difference is the number of quilts sent to be quilted as opposed to quilting or tying yourself. An increasing number are also focusing on using stash and buying only to supplement while making a project. I know that is what I will be doing the rest of the year.
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