Originally Posted by amma
Originally Posted by ShowMama
Your strips would have to be cut at 2 3/4 inches wide to get a 9 1/2 inch unfinished block made up of four strips, like the quilt pictured.
I am not sure this is correct... I think 4 X 2 3/4" = 11" :wink:
Yes, but there will be three seams joining the four strips, each of which takes 1/2", so she WILL have a 9 1/2 inch block after sewing the three seams!
The important question is whether the 9 1/2 inch is the size square to start, or if the goal is a 9 1/2" pieced block to put into the quilt, or a 9 1/2" finished size of the block after it is sewn to the blocks around it in the quilt!
(math teacher, retired)