Second marriage for both of us. He had ONLY slept in a double bed, I had slept in double, queen and king beds when I was married to my first husband. When we married I had a double bed and NO pets. We moved out of state and got a queen sized bed and a cat. Now 11 years later we have a queen sized bed 3 dogs and half of the time I have to go to the living room, because they ALL hog the bed. LOL As for your quilt not being the size you want, think about adding another dust ruffle to the bed. I've used up to 3 at a time, I like them in different colors so they pick up the colors in the quilt on top. Good luck