But with this quilt, the vertical dinos look fine because they're following a pattern, and it will be fun for him to follow them "up the steps", so to speak. With just a pillowcase, I wanted them to be going across so the names could be read from left to right (that 4 year old pre-reading preparation)...and you've certainly got plenty of them doing that :). I only made a pillowcase because I'd just finished a dino quilt out of another fabric and thought a second one so soon would be overkill. However, with these dino-loving boys, I'm beginning to think there's no such thing as too much or too many dino-related items. Know your guy will love his quilt.