Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I would never do them that way. You end up with bias edges on all the edges. Cut the squares bigger, draw the line down the center and sew a quarter inch away and then trim them down. The rule is to add 7/8ths of an inch but you can add an inch or even an inch and a quarter and the square them up to perfect.
this is also the way we were taught in quilt class. Make squares bigger, draw a line diagonally down the center, and sew 1/4" from each side of that line.