Does anyone know where I can find the dimensions for different bed sizes? For example, what are the dimensions for twin, full, queen and king sized beds so I know how big to make quilts?

http://www.equilters.com/library/qui...bed_sizes.html
Hope it helps

["Also, don't forget to think about the height of the mattress as well. This will affect how much overhang you choose to add. Standard mattresses are 8-10" thick, but some extra thick ones may be as high as 16-18" "]

many mattresses and boxes are even taller than that. are they for the princess who slept on the pea? and if you have a side rail, as i do, then you also have to think about that when you plan your drop. for my queen bed, with a 60" width, i need a 98" quilt to hit the top of the rail. isn't that ridiculous? otherwise, the boxspring shows.

And decide if you want to fold your quilt up over your pillows or set your pillows on top of it. I prefer square quilts for my bed - A 90" quilt will hang down 15" on each side and about 15" at the foot of the queen-size bed, and I have pillows at the head of the bed, on top of that edge of the quilt. If I wanted to tuck the quilt under the front edge of the pillows and then fold it up over them, I would need to allow another 12" or so, making a quilt 90" X 102".

I found that the standard sizes listed for quilts are to small.
Best to measure your bed.

i agree, cathe. i just make matching cases. also a square quilt.

So, do you have a ladder to get up to your bed?

aha, wiseguy! i have a little stepstool. otherwise, i have to throw me across the top and get my legs up one at a time.

i'm only 5'2" and the bed comes halfway up between my daisy and my waist.

Was just wondering if you took a running jump to get on to the top of that mattress? :)

Wow,my friend is 5'2" and she also has a little steeping stool by her bed

Cathe,you look so much like my SIL you two would pass for twins

now there's a picture that i'll try to get out of my head! :mrgreen:

Just count that as your daily exercise. I would!

Now, there's an image for me to imagine!

:lol: :lol:

Standard sizes (L x W) are as follows:

King: 96" x 100"

Queen: 96" x 82"

Double: 90" x 76"

Twin: 90" x 60"

Crib: 65" x 50"

These dimensions allow the quilt to hang over the sides and bottom of the bed by about 12". If you prefer a quilt that lies on top of the bed with little overhang, look for quilts with smaller than standard dimensions.

Standard sizes (L x W) are as follows:

King: 96" x 100"

Queen: 96" x 82"

Double: 90" x 76"

Twin: 90" x 60"

Crib: 65" x 50"

These dimensions allow the quilt to hang over the sides and bottom of the bed by about 12". If you prefer a quilt that lies on top of the bed with little overhang, look for quilts with smaller than standard dimensions.

i find that when my hubby is in bed by himself, that 12" id gone, gone, gone. add me to the mix and one of us has a cold tushy. the height of the bump in the bed takes up a lot of extra inches, imho. :lol:

Does he complain when you call him a lump? Mine does - lol, but NOW thanks to you, I have a justified argument.

BUMP, BUMP. not lump. :mrgreen:

What more or less works for me -

Start with the dimensions of the top of the mattress - then decide how much you want hanging down over the sides of the bed - and if you want to cover the pillows with the quilt or put the pillows on top of the quilt -

And as butterflywing said - need to take into consideration also if the people under the quilt are skinny or round.

In our case, my DH has gotten bonily scrawny - and I've gone big-time in the other direction.

:thumbup:

you say tomayto - I say tomato lol. :twisted:

LOL!!! :lol:

btw, i looked and there are no tomaytos in my bed. tomatoes either. :mrgreen: