Are your quilts smaller?

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03-02-2012, 03:00 PM

#31

liese

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I'm a confessed "Fabric - holic" and I always search out and buy what I can for the best price. Like this week -- Moda cottons for $3.00 per yard. ---- 51 yards of it!!! Woot - WOOT!!

03-02-2012, 04:14 PM

#32

mummsie

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most definitely. Since fabric /yd. has gone up, my spending has gone down. I buy fat quarters and charms. People still love what I give them regardless of the changes. and yes, they are sincere....

03-02-2012, 04:21 PM

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4dogs

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I haven't really changed size much either, but I make a lot for LINUS and so, they are/were smaller ones anyways....and I am using all I can of stash, have not bought any new fabric in ages and ages.........
I was in a consignment shop today and saw a pretty,lap size one (stars pattern) and it looked brand new, and the price tag was for $40.00.............I think that maybe is a big high, for a small one, in a consigment shop, but I think I am gonna try putting some in there and see what happens..........anybody got any suggestions for places to put quilts for sale?

03-02-2012, 07:32 PM

#34

burchquilts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gayle bong

No it hasn't cause I have quite a stash. But what has changed the size of the quilts I am making is a new mattress. With them being deeper, they need to be wider to cover at least the top mattress. Last year I actually pulled out 7 quilt tops in the closet and enlarged them with borders.

Isn't that the truth? I have a couple of tops that were queen-sized when I first made them but now with my new deeper mattress, they're more like full sized. I see adding border in my future. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

03-02-2012, 07:36 PM

#35

QandE2010

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I have been making king size lately. They are usually gifted to someone in the family & they all have king sized beds.

03-03-2012, 05:03 AM

#36

loriea

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Places to put larger quilt has become an issue for me.

03-03-2012, 05:08 AM

#37

gollytwo

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I have a huge stash and tend to buy only on sale fabric; so the economy doesn't effect what I make.
I do not tend to make lap quilts; mine range from twin to large queens.

03-03-2012, 02:03 PM

#38

Helen6869

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How would you make a quilt bigger?

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Originally Posted by carolaug

I have been making mine bigger due to requests...I have been making borders with left over materials from my blocks. They come out great...I agree with the mattress size is an issue...I am also thinking of trying to make a few larger since they no longer cover the mattress. I am trying not to buy any fabric this year...using only my stash so this also makes me more creative in my thinking. Its actually quite fun and using materials that I would not normally use for my project.

Would you quilt a border and then stitch it on as you would in a quilt as you go quilt? just curious. I made a quilt starting it in 09 and then we bought a kingsize mattress and naturally it no longer fits. Thanks!