I like smaller quilts for snuggling up on the couch with. I'm rarely out flat on the couch so I don't need the extra length and the larger the quilt the heavier and harder to manage it is. I made my husband an extra long one because he is 6'4" and he wanted something that would go to his chin to beyond his toes. It is way too big and bulky for me but that's fine because it's his and not mine. You can make quilts whatever size you want and what you like best.