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04-26-2012, 10:53 AM

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Peckish

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I have a nurse friend who quilts about 30 quilts a month for terminally ill patients in the hospital (Passage Quilts). She tells us the best size for the hospital beds are 45 x 60.

04-26-2012, 10:57 AM

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PaperPrincess

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What a wonderful sister! Make sure that the quilt is very well labeled so it doesn't go astray in the hospital. You can make a label that says "things have sure changed since that house fell on my sister..." ;-)

04-26-2012, 02:30 PM

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burchquilts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by qbquilts

I make my lap quilts/throws with a minimum of 50" per side to a maximum of 70" per side - a lot depends on the recipient and the pattern I'm using.

Same here. And my thought is better to err on the larger side. I hate blankets/quilts that are too narrow/short (& considering i"m 5" tall, that's saying something... LOL!).