Warning, I am new to posting,
My answer to a short quilt is to make a pillow cover.
I make mine 24" by how ever long it needs to be..You can make yours any size you want. It makes it easy to make your bed, you can get rid of all those extra pillows that wind up on the floor. You just move the pillow cover to the end of the bed. And the bolster covers are only good for one thing.
This also saves money$, if you put a sleeve on the back you can also use it for a valance for window or shower curtain. you can even use it for a table runner!
You can incorporate the quilt blocks, add applique, beading or you can just use the quilting pattern.
The french have a very elegant word for this but I don't remember what it is. My GGM had a very old one when i was young, that I wish I had today. Monia