Mattress depths vary widely be manufacturer. Measure the depth of the mattress before designing the blanket/quilt/comforter. Standard & older mattresses average 9 - 12", while newer pillow-top mattresses are 14 - 16" deep and up. These deeper mattresses obviously rquire more depth & width to cover the mattress completely. Be especially careful about making covers for very fluffy comforters such as down-filled. They tend to puff out the fabric, so there is much more area to cover than the dimensions listed on the package. Take several measurements of the comforter after it has been fluffed to decide how big to make the cover.
If you're making a blanket using squares, in addition to figuring out what size you want you'll need to calculate how many squares to make. I've written up notes on the process I use to figure out how many granny squares you need here.
TWIN: mattress top is 39" x 75"
Twin flat sheet: 66" x 96"
Twin Blanket: 66" x 90"
Twin Comforter: 69" x 90"
EXTRA LONG TWIN: mattress top is 39" x 80" ** Most popular size in college dorms
Extra Long Twin Flat Sheet: 66" x 102"
Extra Long Twin Blanket: 66" x 95"
FULL/DOUBLE: mattress top is 54" x 75"
Full/Double Flat Sheet: 81" x 96"
Blanket: 80" x 90"
Full Comforter: 84" x 90"
QUEEN: mattress top is 60" x 80"
Queen Flat Sheet: 90" x 102"
Blanket: 90" x 100"
Queen Comforter: 90" x 95"
KING: mattress top is 76" x 80"
King Flat Sheet: 108" x 102"
Blanket: 108" x 100"
King Comforter: 106" x 98"
CALIFORNIA KING: mattress top is 72" x 84"
California King Flat Sheet: 102" x 110"
Blanket: 104" x 108"
INFANTS & TODDLERS:
Receiving Blanket*: 23" x 23", 24" x 24", 29" x 32", 30" x 36" or 36" x 36"
Stroller Blanket: 30" x 40"
Porta Crib (mattress top is 24" x 38") use receiving blanket
Small Cradle Blanket (mattress is 15" x 33") 15" x 30"
Large Cradle Blanket (mattress is 18" x 36") 18" x 33"
Crib Blanket(mattress top is 28" x 52"): 28" x 42" or 30" x 40" or 36" x 42" or 36" x 46"
AFGHAN SIZES
Infant - 2 years: 24" x 30"
2 - 6 years: 30" x 36"
7 - 11 years: 36" x 42"
12 years and over: 48" x 60"
Lapghan: 36"x 48" often used in nursing homes & wheelchairs
Adult: 50" x 70"
BED PILLOW SIZES
Standard 20" x 26"
Queen 20" x 30"
King 20" x 36"
* Receiving Blankets: I've seen lots of discussion on receiving blankets. Most people seem to think 23 or 24 inch squares are perfect for newborns, as there isn't too much fabric to manage. 29" x 32", 30" x 36" or 36" x 36" are the sizes most often made by manufacturers that are available in stores.
"Janem" also provided the following helpful info: Bev’s Country Cottage website gives suggestions for different size blankets.
This is basically what she recommends….
Blanket Sizes (approximate) For preemies, blankets without ‘holes’ are best.
Small Preemie: 18” - 20” square
Medium Preemie: 20” - 22” square
Large Preemie: 22” - 28” square
Full Term Baby: 28” - 36” square
Baby 30” x 36” = crib sized (6” granny squares= 5 across x 6 down ~ 30 sq)
Children 42”x 48” (6” squares= 7 across x 8 down ~ 30 sq)
Lapghan often used in seniors homes 36” x 48” (6” squares= 6 across x 8 down ~ 48 squares)
Adult Afghan (Will fit across top of bed) 48” x 72” = twin sized. (6” squares= 8 across x 12 down ~ 96 squares)
Adult Double Bed (Will fit across top of bed) 60” x 84” = full sized. (6” squares= 10 across x 14 down ~ 160 squares)
Please post a comment if you have suggestions or real-life experience with any of this!
8 comments:
I am making myself a queen sized bedspread, and after doing calculations for my bed (60" x 80") and accounting for the overhang I wanted, I am making 238 squares of six inches each. The dimensions will be 14 squares x 17 squares. This bedpread will not be covering the pillows and will not overhang at the head end, so if you wanted it to cover them, then I guess you'd have to tweak the numbers further...
I'll try and update when I (eventually) finish the bedspread, and tell you how it turned out :-D
This is a great guide, thank you so much! I just posted it on my Crochet Guru site! www.crochet.lifetips.com under Afghans.
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Very helpful, but i don't like the word background when i printed this information!!! It WASTED A lot of ink!!!! Could you try just haveing a a plain white background? Ink is expensive! Thanks,
Correction I don't like the WOOD background not only for the ink but also it is HARD TO READ your information. I really do appreciate this helpful information it is just hard to read in the WOOD background. Thanks
Anonymous, thanks so much for your comment. I think it would be just about impossible to read against the wood background, and would use huge amounts of ink. I'm so sorry. On all the browsers I've tested the text and images are on white ground and the wood is behind the white. What browser are you using? I'll definitely look into it. And you gave me another idea - I'll add a downloadable pdf with the info. Thanks again!
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