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Irishrose2 06-28-2019 10:53 AM

I'm with bearisgray, though mine may be just under 80 inches in length. I hope the recipients find it useful. I have a queen/king on one machine now, but it's a first. I do a lot of Spicy Spiral table runners. One is in progress now for a shower on the 6th. I made two twin size for grandsons when they were deployed. I wanted them large enough to cover their beds. Numerous baby quilts 45x45. Prayer quilts for church are 48 ish by 58 ish, so I guess I'm all over the place.

petthefabric 06-28-2019 11:38 AM

When I started quilting, I made larger to extra large king quilts. When all our beds overflowed, DD didn't want anymore, lg space for lg wall hanging filled up, swiched to couch quilts. Then made art quilts. About this time I've had major injury to both shoulder with surgery. And discovered I don't like repitition. So the size has gotten smaller. Also, with art quilts that take a lot of thinking and design time, my quilts have gotten even smaller, some the size of a standard piece of copy paper. Now I'm working on comfort quilts from preme to large couch quilt (depends on the amount of fabric in stash). I'm trying to make larger art quilts with more story.

So to each his own and in his season.

SillySusan 06-28-2019 11:45 AM

I made several full size quilts several years ago... for myself, my daughter and my son. They are still in use. Now I make baby and little kids quilts and crib sheets. The quilts are about 42" square. Some are a little bigger and some are a little smaller. All are for donations.

hobbykat1955 06-28-2019 01:08 PM

Done w/quilts...unless a gift or donation...now it's wall size landscapes...

ckcowl 06-28-2019 01:26 PM

I generally make queen size quilts. For some reason I really have a hard time making a baby quilt or other small projects- they take me 10 times as long as a large quilt. Weird I know- sometimes it’s a serious block.

Stitchnripper 06-28-2019 01:39 PM

I make mostly couch/lap size except for table toppers, baby quilts, and last year a queen size. I like a size that I can lay over my neutral bed covering without it being a bed size quilt. I gave the queen size to one son for the guest room. I visit it when I am there (they live close so don’t sleep there)

Mkotch 06-29-2019 02:22 AM

I always tell myself, "from now on, I'm just going to make smaller, lap-sized quilts." But somehow they grow to at least twin- if not double-sized. A friend who paints says I "like to work large." Still, it's my goal to make smaller quilts in the coming year because I can't really afford to keep having my bigger quilts long-armed. I need to get better at quilting them myself.

grann of 6 06-29-2019 03:04 AM

I usually make queen size quilts. I also make lap quilts for the cancer center to raffle off for the chemo patients. I make them roughly 60 X 70 so they can wrap themselves up and be comfy. I used to make twin size for giving to whoever needed a quilt. But I had people looking at my quilt stash and saying "I wish that one was bigger", so now I make all my quilts a usable bed size. I can't be bothered with little quilts, no wall space for display. I longarm quilt all my quilts myself, so size is not a factor for what I can manage to quilt.

sinceresissy 06-29-2019 03:14 AM

I started out making bed quilts (queen, twin) but I am now making smaller lap quilts. They are easier to handle. I try to keep the size no bigger than 60 x 72. Each year it seems to get smaller and smaller. I am working on one now that will be about 54 x 60. I like to make place mats too.

rjwilder 06-29-2019 03:51 AM

I make baby and toddler quilts for charity. I'm trying to use up my stash and smaller quits are quick and easy. Done and out of my house.


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