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    Old 02-10-2021, 08:55 AM
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    I've cut some donated scraps into squares. Now I have a whole lot of fabric squares and I want to simply sew them together to make charity quilts.
    Somewhere I have seen a chart that tells me what size squares will fit to larger squares.
    That is to say a 4 patch of x size will fit with a solid x size block. Or, a 4x4 patch will fit a 2x2 block, etc.
    I could do the math but math just makes my brain hurt, and I'm usually wrong ending with a waste of fabric and leftover squares that fit nothing.
    Is anyone aware of such a chart?
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    Old 02-10-2021, 10:23 AM
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    Thank you, I got my response. My husband the math wizard (I'm the speller, he is the mathematician) came along at just the right time and helped me figure out a chart I could use. I hope this helps someone, so for your edification or just in case you were interested, here is the chart:
    4x4 of this size will fit a square of this size:
    2.5 4.5
    3 5.5
    3.5 6.5
    4 7.5
    4.5 8.5
    5 9.5
    5.5 9.5
    6 11.5
    6.5 12.5
    7 13.5
    7.5 13.5
    8 15.5
    8.5 16.5
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    Old 02-10-2021, 10:52 AM
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    Thank you Grammahunt! This will come in handy! Pinning on my info board for quick reference
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    Old 02-10-2021, 12:40 PM
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    I think your 5.5 would make a 10.5. But it’s a great chart. Tell your hubby Well Done! :0) ! I think one if the others also has a misprint. It seems his formula is to double the first number and subtract .5” to get the second number.

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    Old 02-10-2021, 12:47 PM
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    The 7.5 would make a 14.5.
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    Old 02-12-2021, 05:35 AM
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    Thank you so much for that information. It will be very helpful. My hubby and I are the same way-I am the speller and he is great in math.
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    Old 02-12-2021, 08:37 AM
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    Yes. It is my math and my typing errors! This is why I needed help.
    The formula is to double the first and subtract 1/2 inch.
    It works and I'm almost ready to put together a king size charity quilt from only oddball scraps.
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