My avatar was a quilt I made for my mother - it is a small throw, about 45" by 45". I actually made it for her as a grandbaby quilt, to use when the grandbabies came to visit, but she keeps it hanging on the rocking chair or over the back of the couch all the time.
I got the instructions online, at
http://www.asminor.info/quiltfrenzy_...iecedstar.html
The instructions allow you to figure out how to do any size of quilt you want.