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Reply mzsooz View Public Profile Send a private message to mzsooz Find More Posts by mzsooz 06-25-2010, 07:55 PM #2 wesing Super Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East TN Posts: 2,848 56 x 80 would be 12" blocks in a 4 x 6 layout with a 4" border all around. This is our go-to size for lap quilts. If your DMIL is not very tall you wouldn't need it so long. You could always make a few blocks and just eyeball it for size. Hope this helps. Darren Reply wesing View Public Profile Send a private message to wesing Find More Posts by wesing 06-25-2010, 08:05 PM #3 amma Power Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Out searching for some sunshine :-) Posts: 58,855 I like them that size too. You can wrap your feet and be covered to your chin :D:D:D Reply amma View Public Profile Send a private message to amma Find More Posts by amma 06-25-2010, 09:12 PM #4 sharon b Power Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 20,306 The one group I belong to wants their lap blankets 30 x 60 just to lay over them and not too long . Here is an article that explains sizes : http://quilting.suite101.com/article...for_your_quilt I guess it just depends on how much you want it to cover and how big she is Reply sharon b View Public Profile Send a private message to sharon b Find More Posts by sharon b 06-25-2010, 10:02 PM #5 mom-6 Super Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 6,395 I think of a nap/lap quilt as being approx. 45 x 60. Reply mom-6 View Public Profile Send a private message to mom-6 Find More Posts by mom-6 06-26-2010, 05:04 AM #6 sewcrafty Super Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,877 I usually do the width around 50 +/- The length is determined by the height of the person making it for. Say someone is 6ft (72") the I would add 8-10" to make sure they could lay under it w/o toes sticking out. :-D Reply sewcrafty View Public Profile Send a private message to sewcrafty Find More Posts by sewcrafty 06-26-2010, 05:38 AM #7 ghostrider Super Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,688 This is really one of those "it depends" questions. Will it be just for sitting or also for lying down? What size is your MIL, height and lap? Is she frail? Does she have help? Wheelchair lap quilts are usually not much bigger than 35 x 45 or so. If she's frail, something too big (and heavy) might be hard for her to manage comfortably. Reply ghostrider View Public Profile Send a private message to ghostrider Find More Posts by ghostrider 06-26-2010, 05:58 AM #8 Boston1954 Power Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts Posts: 10,477 A lot of mine end up being about 48 x 60, if the blocks are 12 inches. Make a 5 x 4 and that should be good. Reply Boston1954 View Public Profile Send a private message to Boston1954 Find More Posts by Boston1954 06-26-2010, 06:05 AM #9 dphelps Super Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne,Fl. Posts: 2,619 You may also consider the type batting to use. Many elderly people suffer from being cold most of the time and you may want to use a heavier batting. I like to use cotton (Warm and Natural, perhaps). Just a suggestion. Reply dphelps View Public Profile Send a private message to dphelps Find More Posts by dphelps 06-26-2010, 07:35 AM #10 mzsooz Super Member Thread Starter Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,183 Thanks to all! I have a good idea now of what size to lean towards. She is pretty tiny so it won't have to be really big. And I always use the warm and natural batting. I love how it looks after it has been washed. Now I just need to find a pattern! That is always the hard part for me. I don't want anything too complicated or she will be gone before I get it done! Of course her mother lived to be 102 so I may have plenty of time. Off to browse through my quilt mags to find an idea :) Reply mzsooz View Public Profile Send a private message to mzsooz Find More Posts by mzsooz Reply Subscribe Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Related Topics Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post What size do you consider King size? Or is there an average size? dolores Main 6 11-08-2010 01:16 PM Lap quilt size? Seanette Main 26 04-24-2010 05:29 PM What would be the best size for a lap quilt? 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