I’ve never made a quilt. But realistically, my projects will probably be lap quilts. They’ll get the greatest use. I may try my hand at a wall hanging down the road.

My unmarried DS is the only one in my family with a queen bed, everyone else has kings now. So I can freely make whatever I want inking size, then decide later who it will go to. I also like making couch quilts. I aim for around 60x90 but will go down to 80 long if it is for a woman and the pattern works better shorter. I love making baby quilts, but my kids aren’t ready yet, and I work in manufacturing, so no pregnant coworkers either. Someday. My daughters friends look forward to my baby quilts at least.:) I’ve made a few wall hangings. No one I know uses placemats either, to bad, they are fun too.

Ditto on this size. Most of my work is in that same size range. I did make one queen and although it is lovely it was a bear to handle. Stash is not a problem, I have enough. But a place to lay out, then quilt larger quilts is limited by my space and strength to manhandle bigger projects. :o

I've made only 1 bed size quilt, but numerous throw quilts. I also made a long narrow "doorsize" quilt. I used to live in an old farmhouse, built in 1904, from 1984-2008. I made the quilt to hang over the unused front door to keep cold air out, as the house was very drafty. My husband died in 2007. I moved out of the house in 2008 and sold the house to my daughter, who had grown up there. Unfortunately the house burned down 3 weeks ago destroying nearly everything including throw quilts I had made for my daughter and her family. The door quilt however was not in the house as I brought it with me when I moved.
I am looking at it right now draped across the back of my couch. Because of its unusual size it's not useful for anything else, but it serves as a reminder of the old home we all loved.

Seems most of my quilts have been the oversize large ones lately. Picked up an extra bolt of batting because of that too. I rarely ever make wallhangings and if I have enough scraps I'll make an oversized lap quilt. But lately its been 100+ x 100+ quilts for me.

Saddened by the loss of your daughters house.

I love them all. The smallest quilt I ever made is 12" sq, a blue and white pineapple I call Ocean Waves.

The largest is about 95" sq, a scrappy spiderweb I call I Spy-der.

I have made every size in between and mostly just build them up till I like the look. There is never a set size to anything I make.

I've only made a couple of bed sized quilts and that was years ago. For a long time I just didn't have the space to make them. Now I have the space but not the inclination. I think because of space limitations in the past I feel most comfortable making wall quilts no wider than 4 feet. I do all of the quilting by hand so it takes forever to make a quilt even that size. I think I'd get too bored working on something bigger because it would take forever.

I do a lot of applique and started off making single squares of simple patterns until I felt comfortable doing larger pieces. Something 10 or 12 inches square is a great place to start and they can be quilted and bound to be hung on the wall. I made a few when I was in my teens and my mom framed them under glass. They still look great 40 years later.

I am a lap quilt sort of gal. Big enough to cuddle under, or sit on at the beach or a picnic, but not so big that it costs too much in time or materials.

I will be making 2 twin quilts for Refugees who will be arriving at my University next month. Yikes, I need to get cracking on those.

I have just today sandwiched a quilt for a gift and now after reading this thread think that it is too small. It is 39" x 54". I envisioned it being put over someone while sitting or reclining on the couch. I have finished 1 quilt for me - a BOM throw, 48" x 64" and it feels too big. This quilt is only pinned, I could add another couple of inches, should I?

Several years ago our guild hosted an excellent program and speaker who spoke about decorating with quilts...using small quilts!! Since then, I’ve enjoyed making so many more quilts, trying patterns “I’ve always wanted to try” and giving away more small quilts.... Don’t worry about making small quilts...there is definitely a place for them!!

As for decorating...she showed quilts folded and stacked, quilted rolled and placed inside a large basket, quilts draped over chairs, sofas, railings and other furniture... so many possibilities!!

I make King size + to use on our bed. For smaller, quick ones I make prayer quilts for the church where my crafting group meets. Sometimes from my scraps and sometimes from theirs. It's a challenge to find something the church has or that I have to match some things. It keeps me going and mostly I love how they turn out. No specific sizes so I'm pretty much free to do what I want. Try to stay around 45"-50" by 56"-60". I want them to be usable.