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Old 07-02-2011, 07:23 AM
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charismah
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Originally Posted by quiltingnonie
I want to make a D9P block that will be 12 1/2" (12" finished)
When I cut the squares @ 4 1/2" and sewed them back together, cut them in half, it ended up being too small. So I tried 4 3/4", and couldn't get that to work either. :cry:


What am I doing wrong?
HI L,
Well your big 9 patch has to be 25 inches across to get that size of a block right? Because if you cut 25 in half it is 12.5.

25/3 = 8.33
Plus you add the seam allowance so add an inch
26/3=8.66

It is an odd measurement..this is why you are having problems.

Maybe I am wrong?
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