Question on ottoman pattern matching

[JuneC]

So I have an ottoman to cover - one with a 4" deep lid.  At first I was thinking the fabric pattern on the boxing of the lid should pattern-match the top.  But then, when viewed from the sides, I was thinking the fabric pattern on the boxing of the lid should match the sides.  What's the convention on this? 

June

[sofadoc]

Think of the ottoman sides as being the front, back, and 2 ends. The boxing should match both the top and the front/back sides. On the ends, the boxing should match the sides only. Does that make sense?

Look at Gene's pic:
http://get-up-and-go.com/upholstery-forum/index.php?topic=11922.0

[JuneC]

Hmmmm.. and Gene's certainly does look like it's "done right" with the matching.  Problem with this one is that the two long sides are curved.  I guess those will have to be the sides where the boxing/sides don't pattern match the top plate.  The only straight edges are the short sides - about 2' and the long sides are 9.5'.  Yeah, it's big.

June