I just finished my first ever quilt....IF you want to call it that! I made a crib-sized quilt for my grandson using a single piece of fabric for both sides (no piecing). I did vertical "organic" lines of machine quilting, made my own binding and it turned out very nice! As a bonus, I enjoyed it. It was a total experiment for me and it was a success. I made this because I wanted to see if I was capable of doing it as I think I want to make a quilt to send to my son in Afghanistan. So, my question is figuring out the fabric....I will obviously buy the yardage based on how long I want the quilt to be but I will need to do a vertical seam to make get the width I want....correct? Am I going to have this seam in the center and I will need to trim the sides? I know, simple question, but remember I am a quilt virgin. Thanks for your help!!