AliKat

I prefer rectangle quilts. My bed is rectangular. The few wall spaces would look better with rectangular wall quilts. and I love my rectangular cozy quilt as I can use it to nap on the couch and be well covered,
Though for baby quilts I would probably do a few square quilts for the baby to lay on the floor.

ctyankee

I love square quilts, but one of my daughters think that's odd for a bed quilt. I don't agree, but I understand that a rectangle quilt certainly fits better, so I will do either. For babies, I mostly make square quilts, but have done rectangular, depending on my design.

maminstl

I rarely make a quilt to use on a bed, so will make either just depending on the pattern. I do make them big enough to use as a blanket. Don't need one for the bed, because I NEVER make it anyway

ManiacQuilter2

I usually make rectangle quilts but with baby, sometimes I make them square.

Mkotch

I make my quilts whatever shape they end up! Sometimes the blocks suggest a particular shape or look better that way. I made a log cabin star quilt that just had to be a square - making it rectangular would just have looked wrong. If I'm making it for a particular bed (king, queen, etc.), then I might worry about its shape. Usually, I just make quilts and think about who they're for later (if ever!).

JENNR8R

Square quilts are easier to make, but I only make them as wall quilts. I'm not as wide as I am tall yet so I make them in a rectangle shape to fit my body. If I keep gaining weight, my attitude could completely change.

quilterpurpledog

I am in the process of quilting a rectangular quilt for a grandson who is quite tall. The pattern started out as square-had four twenty-five inch pieced squares. I made six squares and arranged them two across and three down. I made the borders (except the center border) the same size on all four sides. For the center border in the group of borders I made it six inches on the vertical sides and two inches on the top and bottom. Then, I used the vertical border a focal point with a special pattern for the quilting. I used only hints of that pattern for the top and bottom narrow borders. I am quite happy with it. The finished quilt is 84" X 102". His bed is a full size. I am quilting it on my DSM.

RosaSharon

I like my quilts to cover the feet, up to the shoulders. Too short of quilts aren't very practical.

However, I do "Quilt As You Go" (QAUG) so it doesn't matter how big I make my quilts. I usually make Queen sizes.

My method of QAUG is done with sashing. I have watch many videos that do it without sashing, but honestly, they look much harder to do. You have to join the batting in each row first, then fold the fabric and join it -- way too much room for error for me, as I am a new quilter at age 72 and don't have time to learn how to quilt an entire one all at one time.

I make my quilts on a home Pfaff sewing machine in a very small space. I have learned to do some free motion quilting on each square before joining with the sash, by lowering the pressure on the foot, but I leave the feed dogs up because when I put them down my quilt is smashed to tightly against the plate and won't move as easily.

nls

I prefer rectangle quilt, but it depends on how ou plan to use it.

Vat

Rectangles are my favorite but sometime the patterns will only lend itself to a square. I have done squares but reluctantly.