lovelyl

I am a fairly new quilter and have never attempted a large bed quilt. I am getting ready to start a king size quilt for my bed. I noticed another person on this board had a problem with a LA quilter because her quilt was too large.
What should I keep in mind as I piece the top? I would like for my quilt to be a bit oversized, maybe 118" wide - is this going to be a problem for a LA quilter?? What size would you suggest?
Anything else I need to be aware of in order to send it out to be quilted? (I know my FW is not capable of quilting an oversized king :D )
Any help would be appreciated - this will be a lot of work (and fabric) so I don't want to make a stupid mistake.
Thanks - you guys are great! :thumbup:

sewwhat85

alot of long armers have 12 foot table only some have longer tables not sure if they have the total 12 foot to load a top or not will be watching to see what they say

mic-pa

If you have a long armer in mind to use, call her and ask what the specs are for her particular machine. Save you a lot of trouble in the end

kwhite

This was going to be my advice too.

Rose_P

Another thing to keep in mind is that 118, if the corners are square, might cause them to drag on the floor, where they tend to trip people. That is one practical reason to make quilts come down only slightly longer than the height of the mattress. However, some mattresses these days are 14" or more thick, and you also have to allow for some shrinkage.

I think some long armers will be willing to reposition the quilt to complete it, but there would likely be extra fees involved. They should be up-front about that.

ckcowl

with my long arm i can comfortably quilt a quilt about 110" wide= i have done a couple that were 120" wide- but i had to do it all the way down 7/8 of it then unload-turn-reload and do the last strip-
check with the quilter you would like to use and see what her (comfort zone is)
when i make king quilts i make them usually about 112"x 120"

seamstome

I was just thinking about this last night. The current quilt I am working on will finish at 112 by 124. That makes it bordered on all four sides. That will make it one inch off the floor all the way around the bed.

JUNEC

You could always Sew a you go quilt

quilttiludrop

A 12 foot table accommodates a 10 foot quilt (120"). The length of the quilt however is not limited.

eparys

I agree with mic-pa - and if she can not accommodate your quilt, she might recommend someone else. But a good idea to ask before you get too far.