Designing a Quilt To Fit a BedNow that you have decided to make a quilt for that special bed in your home, what size should you make it? The standard size for a mattress is listed below. Standard Mattress Sizes:
When you knowing the standard mattress size, you are off to a good start when you begin to design a quilt. Don’t forget to ask yourself a few questions before you get started to help with the finished size of your quilt. How much extra quilt width should extend past each side of the mattress to create a nice drop? Will the quilt look better if the main focus of the design stops at the mattress edge? Will the quilt be used with a dust ruffle? How much extra width and length is needed to make sure the quilt extends nicely past the top edge of the ruffle? Does the bed have a footboard that would interfere with the quilt? Would the quilt look better if it were tucked in? How will the quilt look with pillows plumped underneath it? Would it be better to change the border width or add another design element to allow for the pillows to be underneath? Would you like to place the pillows on top of the quilt near the bed's headboard? For pillows on top, you could make throw pillow tops to match the quilt or make a contrast with the quilt. Don't forget about the Mattress Depths There are no standard mattress depths. Some mattresses are 9-10 inches deep, but many pillow top mattresses measure 15-16 inches in depth, or even more. Box springs and other bed components can make the mattress even higher. If you're making a quilt for yourself it's much easier to consider all the bed size “issues“ and "what ifs." If you are making the quilt as a gift, you can't be sure which bed size it will be used on. You might want to make a quilt that would fit a queen size mattress since that is the most popular bed size.
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