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Old 01-11-2011, 12:56 PM
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dmackey
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I just ordered "Rotary Cutting Revolution" from Amazon. So many 5 star reviews and only one 4 star, who loved it too. Can't wait to get it!

Anita, I think yiou are an absolute genius! I'm not going to cut my square in a square blocks until I get the book.

I do have one question though. In your last post, you said the finished block is 1 1/4 inches smaller than the block you start with.

If I want a finished 5" square, then starting with 6 1/4", I lose 1" when the internal square is sewn (1/4 on triangle, 1/4 on square times 2 sides = 1"}. Then when I sew the completed block into a quilt, I will then lose 1/2", being the 1/4 inch seam from each side. Wouldn't that leave me with a finished 4 3/4" square?

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