Do all Eleanor Burns patterns call for making each step of a block or quilt oversize and then cutting it down when you square it up? I am using a pattern called 'How Charming'. First the feature blocks were made too big, then cut down. I don't know why because they were just square with a box around them. Then adding the background was made over-sized then cut down. This one I can see as it involved my first HSTs. Now the filler blocks are just large four patches and guess what - they are cut 5 inches for a 9 inch square. I am getting tired of trimming off every edge. I don't mind squaring the blocks at every step, but this is more than that. Seems like a waste of fabric, too.
I think I'm whining. Sorry.
It's a nice pattern. I think her choice of fabric was better than mine, but I'm not doing sweet florals and calicos these days. Mine is Ginny Beyer prints - rather dark and sophisticated. At this point I don't like the plain cream background, but I'll not worry until it's together.