I have made hundreds of Linus quilts. They are usually a yard by the width of the fabric. I use child friendly prints and back them with flannel. I make them envelope style and then burp them. This requires no binding. I then machine quilt them with a decorative stitch every four inches the length of the quilt. Most of those who receive them would not know the difference between my simple quilts and a masterpiece. They just are grateful that someone cares. I have a large collection of thank you notes from families that have received one of my "blankets". I think of Linus quilts like the picture on the little label we sew on each of them. It shows "Linus" clutching a quilt to his head and sucking his thumb. It is basically a comfort thing. Those of us who are mothers know that all of our children had something that they clung to when they were upset.