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Lucy90 07-01-2011 06:57 AM

Rectangle

Pat75 07-01-2011 08:32 AM

I make only king or queen sized quilts and they are all rectangles.I do not hesitate to change a square to a rectangle by adding squares and using different border widths to get the desired size.

krisgray 07-01-2011 08:57 AM

My LQS owner says that the square quilt kits do not sell as well as the rectangular kits. Lots of times the squares ones are 60x60 rather than 100x100.

teacherbailey 07-01-2011 09:19 AM


Originally Posted by gaigai

Originally Posted by paulswalia
I've been called round, or Rubinesque - but never square!

I don't like square quilts because I'm not shaped that way and my husband is over 6 feet, so I prefer rectangular so they are longer than they are wide. Why are so many partterns made square?

Since I've never seen a square bed, I absolutely prefer rectangular. I don't know why patterns are made square, but I almost always modify them and add blocks or whatever to make them rectangular.

The king sized bed that I had when I started quilting was a square---or close enough to be called one. That got me making squares, and now my eye prefers the symmetry of them. I do the opposite; subtract or add blocks to make the big ones square. I like the big square quilts since I can fold them in half, lay them on me lengthwise and snuggle into two layers instead of one! Being nearly 6' tall, this works out well!

BarbaraSue 07-01-2011 09:29 AM

I like square ones for wall hangings that are small because usually the pattern is even. Most blocks are square- I say even though I've been known to have some blocks that were squar-ish.
But for beds I like rectangle, even for my queen bed. I like it to drape over the pillows and the foot.
Hmmm.. I don't think I want to discuss body size! I have too much body and not enough size! :)

wraez 07-01-2011 09:53 AM

Prefer rectangle but still love square.

waquilter 07-01-2011 10:07 AM

Depends on the size. I like around 96 x 96 for our queen bed then make matching pillowcases. Rectangular for sofa and lap style quilts.

IBQLTN 07-01-2011 10:55 AM

I like rectangles BUT I want them to be sideways!

In other words, with our bodies in the bed (DH is a big guy) I want enough quilt to cover us and hang over on the sides when DH turns over so I don't wind us with a cold back (or back side) with no quilt facing the outside.

We have a queen-sized pillow top bed and I like a quilt to be 110" across. I can make one square which is fine but it really fits better if it's @ 95" long so it doesn't drag the floor at the foot of the bed.

IBQUILTIN 07-01-2011 11:53 AM

I like rectangles best, but King size beds are square, so most of the patterns for them are square

Vat 07-01-2011 11:55 AM

I am not a big fan of square quilts. I like quilts that are longer than wide unless it is a wall hanging for a special space, then you have to amke it to fit.


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