I made an oversize lap quilt for DH last year. It is a log cabin in the sunshine and shadows layout. I used Civil War reproduction fabrics for the darks, and various shirting plaids and stripes for the lights. For the backing, I used 10" squares of shirting fabrics with a few CW scraps I had left. Most of the shirting fabrics came from recycled shirts. I quilted it myself with diagonal lines using a walking foot.
DH keeps it draped across the guest chair in his study and won't use it.