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07-13-2009, 05:15 PM

#41

Chele

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Wow! Now that looks fun! Keep going!

07-13-2009, 06:20 PM

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rb.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by butterflywing

Quote:

Originally Posted by rb.

butterflywing,

The finished size, per the pattern, is 72 x72. I may add some to the top, with some mariner's compass type design, to cover the pillows. My daughter is only 11 right now, and in a twin bed, but I want it big enough to cover a double or queen at some future point. I'm not doing all this work for nothing. :lol:

a double bed top is 54 x 75. if the pattern part of the top is 72 . that will give you 9" of over hang of the pattern on each side.

a queen is 60 x 80. if the pattern part is 72 then you get 4" overhang on each side. you may want to add borders to the quilt top. ouch!

doesn't it seem never to end? but, you're right: you're not doing this for nothing! she won't appreciate it until she's at least partly grown, but when she does, she'll want more and more and more. look out! no good deed goes unpunished, right? teach you to be a great mom! :lol:

Thanks, butterflywing. I figured I would have to make it wider, but hadn't yet checked sizes for the different mattresses. I figure I will do to the pattern first, and toss the top on her bed to see what to add where. She sleeps like the Princess and the Pea (high bed frame with two mattresses, as we have no where to store the extra one), so a good long drop won't be hanging on the floor.

Yeah, that no good deed goes unpunished thing...this is for the 11 year old. Now our 14 year old daughter is chomping at the bit for hers. :wink:

omak, thank you for your comments. I did buy a book called Color Confidence (forget the author), and I try to use the principles I read in it. I've been looking at it so much, I have lost how I first felt about the fabric selection. I often rely on my daughters because, despite their young age, they both have exceptionally good eyes for colour. Must get it from their father, 'cause I painted the front door Big Bird Yellow. Didn't work well. :shock:

07-13-2009, 06:23 PM

#43

swimmom

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totally fascinating!!!

07-13-2009, 06:33 PM

#44

omak

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Big Bird Yellow - - front door! LOL
That isn't color challenged, that is liking DEFINITE colors! What's not to love?
I don't care for pink, but my FAVORITE color combination is an electric pink with neon apple green ... that is such a happy color ... don't you think?
and, I always imagine what the house color will look like on a gray, rainy day!
That yellow door will be soooo inviting! <G>

07-13-2009, 06:42 PM

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butterflywing

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Originally Posted by rb.

i have a queen sized bed and a high rise, 24" off the floor because it's a reproduction. they were high and today's mattresses and boxes are huge.. yours may be bigger. i make my quilts between 96"and 100". that's what i shoot for because my bed has a side rail that allows me to stop there. that gives me a good overhang (up to the rail) and lets me tuck under the pillow with the 100. the 96 not so tucky. i would never get the high mattress again. there's no reason for them and they're much more expensive. i don't have to sleep in the air. besides, i'm short and i have to climb into bed. no joke. the mattress top comes all the way up to my waist almost, so i can't even sit on the darn bed without acrobatics.