ManiacQuilter2

I always made my queen size quilts close to the batting size of 90" wide by 108" length. The pattern and border widths can control somewhat the final size you make. You might go over the measurement with her with someone's queen size bed to show her the dimensions. The last Queen I made for a friend, she wanted the sides to hang over more like a bedspread and I ended up piecing an almost king size quilt. Fortunately, I gave her the top of the quilt done in her favorite fabric and she had it quilted.

Jennifer23

No problem - you're off to a really good start! I like drafting my own patterns, too, and I've ended up with stripes in the wrong places before, which is why I look out for them. I like to start from the bed dimensions and figure out the top, then extend it down the sides so that the bed top part looks right.

I find drafting on point challenging, too, but it gets easier with practice. Here's a list of finished block sizes and their diagonal dimensions - this can help when drafting. I still can't always figure out how many squares I'll need to get the size I want, but once I've started my pattern, I can figure out how much size it takes by counting blocks (if that makes sense).

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD]Block Size

[/TD]
[TD]Diagonal length (to nearest 1/4")[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12"[/TD]
[TD]17"[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]12 3/4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]11 1/4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]8 1/2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]5 1/2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]4 1/4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]2 3/4[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Good luck!

SweatyPie

Should your finished quilt not be big enough, you could always sew a ruffle around the edges to extend the coverage.

patmadrid

I love your drawing

SusanSusan33

Great diagram!! I wouldn't know the first thing to drafting a pattern. Your sister will be blessed by your quilting efforts!

My Mom is in the process of making a queen quilt and it's 90x110 if I'm not mistaken.

mckwilter

Eleanor Burns demoed a chevron quilt with strips on Fons & Porter last week, and I noticed she had a 1-1/2 hour YouTube. You might want to check it out. She does have shortcuts that make things go faster.

RosieQ

Thanks! I love Eleanor Burns, but I hadn't thought to search YouTube this time around.

RosieQ

Here's my updated draft. I cut back to one yellow strip to help with placement and it should finish at about 77x91 with the blocks being 10in finished if I did my calculations right. She has decided she just wants one that fits her full bed well instead of going for the potentially bigger bed.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491101[/ATTACH]

KimmerB

I really prefer my quilts to be longer and overhang 3 sides. It makes it warmer up north. It use to drive my mom nuts but she would do it. Now I make them bigger unless someone doesn't like the look. Not easy to quilt but can be done. Good luck I love the pattern.

janice1120

Our queen size mattress is 18", so need spread almost 100" wide