Originally Posted by Up North
With 3 2 inch strips sew together you will get 5.5 until! you sew it to the next two pieces. It is 5 inch finished but will measure 5.5. Clearer? You start with 6 inches sew 2 1/4 inc seams so loose a half inch.
I usually lose approximately 1/2 inch with each seam (1/4 inch from each piece/side) and twice that makes one inch loss.
After sewing the two inch strips together, these are my approximate measurements.
1.75 + 1.5 + 1.75 = 5
(2 - 1/4) + (2 - 1/4 - 1/4) + (2 - 1/4) = 5