Traditional quilts, I've made all sizes. There's 2 beds in our house and 2 in my daughters. They all have several options. There's plenty of lap quilts, table runners, placemats, large wall hangings. I've made things for my extended family and some friends.
I've transitioned to art quilts, almost exclusively wall hangings. Sometimes the size is determined my the materials. I use quilter's grid often, it's 42" wide (I think), so, one measurement is less than that. I've determined size by the width of fabric to use on the back-no pieced back. And I've a stash big enough to never buy another piece of fabric, so it's got to be pretty important to buy 108" wide fabric. Most wall space isn't especially large so 3x4' is a large wall hanging.
Now I'm selling quilts. Things under $65 sells better, with -$commission that's about 12x12" mounted. I too have been mounting on canvas, so I figure about the size then find a canvas close to that size and that's what it will be. The same with foam core and picture frames-the wall hanging will fit a standard size to avoid custom costs.
Sometimes, rarely, I'll have a design that tells me what size it is when the design statement is complete, then it hanges as a quilt-no custom fitting.
These are my reasons. Works for me
Last edited by petthefabric; 01-18-2015 at 04:23 PM.