Originally Posted by jillmc
Ok.........so this is NOT my day to be cutting a quilt!
Pattern states 8" block (sawtooth star) and advised to cut four 2.5" squares and four 2.5"x 4.5" rectangles for the "flying geese" of each star. I used measurements of 5 1/4" square and 2 7/8" smaller squares to do the no waste flying geese method.......and the flying geese completed are ohly 4" long. HELP! :-)
The measurements you used should give you a block that is 2.5"x4.5" unfinished (2"x4" finished). Mine don't always turn out that way, though, so I usually add a little to each piece. I'd use a 5.5" square and 3" or 3 1/8" squares and then cut the block to size after it's sewn.