I agree! Patterns need to be LONG enough to actually FIT a bed. Maybe we should all start emailing the pattern designers and companies to let them know. I only make quilts for beds. (dare I say blankets - that's their original intent) as I think hanging them on a wall is silly. Take a painting class instead.LOL My quilts may look pretty, but I fully intend for them to be used to keep warm in cold weather. I usually modify the pattern if I can and add extra blocks to make it the size I want. I don't buy a lot of patterns though. I find a block I like and go from there. I DO have the little Design Wizard (poor cousin of the EQ&) that helps a bunch. It only cost me $30 and has paid for itself a dozen times over. It' helps me manipulate what few patterns I do buy.