Karamarie

Need some of your great advice. I want to make a quilt/spread for our queen size bed. I am a scrappy quilter and love the Thimbleberries collections of fabric. All I want to do is make 12 inch blocks for the spread. I have seen these on bedspread sites and really like the Country look so do you think that would look OK? Most of my stash is made up of the Thimbleberries in the greens, browns, tans. It will be a big spread as I want to totally cover the box spring and mattress with no bed skirt. What do you think?

SusieQOH

Sounds like a great idea to me. I love Thimbleberries and was sorry they went out of business.
If you make it I hope you share with us.

P-BurgKay

I have done this several times. So yes it will work. Myself, I detest bed skirts or ruffles.

Quiltwoman44

Oh goodness yes, go for it. I love different blocks in a quilt too. So find something you like and get cracking.

juliasb

I love the idea! I can't wait to see it when you finish it.

toverly

Sounds great. It works for a queen size, I made a king size and with the batting I used it's way too heavy. Can't be washed in a normal washer. So when you get it to the size you like, choose the batting carefully. Go lightweight.

Tartan

Sounds fun. I might do it QAYG and try out different quilt designs in each square.

pennyhal2

Yes! Doing different blocks is fantastic! I've seen quilts like that and they are amazing. I look forward to seeing yours!

QuiltE

It definitely will work, if that is the look you want.

Keep in mind that when going floor to floor all round,
the corners will stick out beyond.
One way to deal with that is to crop the corners on an angle.
Easy enough to cut them off later, with what you are suggesting right now.
But too, important to plan for it, as you finalize your design plans,
as it may affect your plans, and may not be something you can alter later.

Good Luck!

maryb119

I think it will look great. I've made several. I measure how big I want it to be and then figure how many blocks I need and then figure the width of the borders. They look nice finished. Your colors sound pretty.