i have 2 sons and no daughters and my guild's donations are so predominantly floral and pink that I always make it a point to make twin size boy quilts... i usually do the sting quilt blocks on a 13 inch base, then i strip pc on the diagonal... when i have 12 of these, i place them face down on solid fabric and make 'magic squares' ... which gives me 24 blocks that finish at 12".... quilt is 48 x 72 before i put a border on... the solid color ties it all together, the size is big enough for a twin bed... somebody has to make quilts for the 'big boys'...