What's the perfect picnic blanket size?
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What's the perfect picnic blanket size?
My younger brother is getting married in 2 months and I do wedding quilts generally as gifts. I can almost guarantee he and his new wife won't put one on their bed as they change decor about every year and I don't want it to end up in a closet forever. They're also backpacking through Europe for a 20 day honeymoon. Needless to say they are adventurous so I thought I'd make them a picnic blanket and give it to them with a nice basket set. What's a good size? I'd like it to be comfortable for up to 4 people without being cumbersome to take along. I'll probably do some kind of handle/sling that it can roll up in for travel so they can throw it in the car and use it where ever they want.
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This is one of the great uses for the square quilts that so many do not like. I would say somewhere between 60-68 inches square would give more than enough room to seat 4 with the food in the middle. Love your gift idea....i gave a picnic basket set (with dishes and silverware, etc) as a gift once and they loved it.
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http://www.shopmartingale.com/martingale-freebies.html there is a picnic quilt in the freebies 64 1/2 by 64 1/2
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I made a scrappy one for a nephew and his wife. My nephew is really tall so I made it pretty big. I wanted it big enough that they could lay on it. I'm thinking it was something like 80 by 80. They love it.
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