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#22
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Depending on how high the bed is, you might consider leaving it at king size. When we had a queen sized bed I thought the queen quilts looked a little skimpy so I always used a king quilt or spread. But then, I like the to-the-floor look.
#23
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I have some quilts that were made in the late 20's from my dad's side of the family that have neither a border nor a traditional binding. The backing of the quilt was turned up and over the bind the quilt. There isn't a pattern on some of them either, just two or three (depending on the size) flour/sugar sacks sew together to make the top. I agree with Sewnoma your quilt your rules.
#25
There are no borders on my mother & grandmother's quilts either. They were all scrappy. I like scrappy & hate making borders so I usually don't - just make more blocks. And they always folded over the back to the front for binding. I like that too.
#26
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Quilts do not always have to have borders. Too bad you had to "unsew" those blocks. I like to make my quilts a little larger - my first king size quilt was 110 x 110", as I wanted some of the quilt as my DH was a quilt hog. LOL. Also when asked to make a quilt for our DGD my DS and DDIL said she was getting a twin size bed. Well, fast forward to a month or two after finishing the quilt top (I had to take a break as I had shoulder surgery and couldn't quilt it), they changed their minds and put her into a full size bed. Imagine my joy when I measured the quilt, which already had border put on that it really was a full size bed, good thing as I was just finishing putting the binding on before we left to give it to her on Christmas Eve.
#27
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Are you quilting on a frame? I quilt most of my quilts with backing only 2" larger all around. If it's not enough, I sew an additional 2 or 3 inches all around the backing and then mount the quilt. When I'm done, the extra fabric is cut off anyway.
If you're not quilting on a frame, I can't think of a reason why the same technique wouldn't work for you.
Good luck!
If you're not quilting on a frame, I can't think of a reason why the same technique wouldn't work for you.
Good luck!
#29
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I would second the "don't worry too much about the size." As long as the quilt is not dragging on the floor, it's not too big. I made a quilt for my parents double bed that is technically king size, because at some point, one of the children or grandchildren will have it and will have a larger bed.
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