How do you resize a quilt pattern?

  I was commissioned to make a quilt for my friend that she found in a quilt magazine. Of course, don't you know that the pattern was much smaller than what she would need for her queen bed with quite a long drop. The pattern was for a small throw.
  I nervously took on the challenge of resizing the original pattern. Would have been great if I could of just doubled the original dimensions, but oh no. That was not going to work since her bed was larger than half by about 20 %.   I also must say that math skills do not run in my genetic pool, except perhaps down hill.
 To even increase the challenge, the quilt would be slanted on the cut so there were no vertical or horizontal lines. Oh boy!  Last I want to say, that while I certainly have plenty of fabric as a fabric dealer; I did not to waste for the sake of my friend's budget.
  So let me show you the final results and see what you think.  By the way, there was very little waste.

Crazy habits

I finished piecing a custom quilt that I have made for a customer and now it's time to mount it on the longarm table and start another level of creating.  When I finished sewing I realized that I had chewed my inside of lip so bad that I had created a swollen bump inside my mouth. So I relaxed a bit and went back to my next steps and realized half way through that I was still clamped on the inside of my lip. What is this all about? I feel like a canible that's eating themselves.  This is crazy.  Does anybody else have trouble relaxing when you are in creation mode or is it just me?

So the outcome of my dilemma was to open up all my windows to let the fresh air in. Of course, this causes me to notice all the grime that has built up in the window sills over the winter, so now I'm drawn to clean them. It takes me a whole day (inside with windows open) doing my spring cleaning. I should have set that machine up under the shade tree with the leaves and bugs. At least I would have worked a little on my quilt, which is not really work! Oh well, tomorrow it's supposed to rain.

All-Sewn-Together: Hey, are you going through the same dilemma that I...

All-Sewn-Together: Hey, are you going through the same dilemma that I...: Hey, are you going through the same dilemma that I am?  It is so nice outside. The weather is the most welcoming it's been since, I thin...

Hey, are you going through the same dilemma that I am?  It is so nice outside. The weather is the most welcoming it's been since, I think 6 months ago. It is hard for me to decide if I should go out and enjoy the blue sky and warm temperature or stay in my sewing room and work on my latest project. ( which is a fun one ).  Maybe I could take my machine and set up outside. Ya think?