bearisgray

My definition of a couch quilt: long enough to cover my feet and ears and wide enough to completely cover me when I turn over.

My favorite one is about 85 inches long and 65 inches wide. I was 5'3" and 215 pounds.

Iceblossom

Interesting topic, I both quilt and cook large. Find it hard to make just one reasonable portion...

My natural design sense/inclination is for rectangular queen sized bed projects. Even for twin sized I still want about 90" in length. It is almost impossible for me to design within baby sizes, mine are definitely more crib than travel sized. And then although I did it once as a challenge, it is almost impossible for me to design within preemie sizes.

For couch or comfort size, again I still prefer rectangular but am more open to square. I think I'm going for a minimum of 6 ft (72 inches), think a wingspan or how far out your arms can reach, with about 4 ft (48 inches) in depth.

LGJARN52

I measure the couch from arm to arm and add 12" for good measure. Width is a little trickier for me, I'm think 2.5 times the width of the couch cushion. Some couches are deeper than others, so on those 3 x the couch cushion.

patricej

best for me is about 5' x 7'.
as i'm nearly 6 feet tall and **** tons, that's good for a foot covering wrap-around.

Lena1952

60” x 80” or something in the neighborhood works for me and I’m 5’ and 117 lbs.

Onebyone

Generally 60 ish by 70 ish is a good throw size. Rarely does anyone lay prone on the sofa here so no complaints to make them bigger. Most of my pile of quilts are used to make forts these days.

aashley333

It is the size I like to make. I like to be able to fold them quickly. 48-60" wide and 60-70" long. I call them Personal Quilts.

Snooze2978

I normally make my lap quilts or for you sofa quilts oversized as I want it to cover my feet completely and up to my neck plus wide enough to cover me and any kitty that thinks she/he needs to lay on top of me. So most times I shoot for at least 55-60 wide x 65-70 long.

bearisgray

I like the term " personal quilt"

Lap quilt sizes for just covering legs are another catergory. As are the other sizes and uses.

quiltingcotton

"Personal Quilts" - love that, by the way! I'm making "Personal Quilts" for our local infusion center and as I'm just starting with this type of donation, I'm thinking 44 - 48" by 60" This way they are not so oversized that they are bulky or in the way, but still a nice cover up to chase the chill away.