Originally Posted by jokir44

Think about making your quilt go all the way to the floor. I made a king size like that and it is really heavy. I didn't weigh it but I know it is significantly heavier than ones I use with a bedskirt. He would need the extra length on the sides to stay covered up anyway. I have to take it to a laundromat, takes forever to dry. You might consider just piling on quilts and blankets to get to the weight most comfortable and make a big duvet for the stack. Eliminates the laundry problem and most of the time only the cover will need a wash. If you actually made a 35 pound quilt that would be so hard to move around to put it together and can't imagine try to quilt on a DSM at all. Just making the bed would be a workout.