Originally Posted by sewhappy30
Thank you all so much I'm sure glad I ask first. I didn't take into consideration everything that was involved. The block I was asking about is called diamond candy. It's a 10" block, I guess maybe adding the 2" borders will be my option for this block.
Thanks again everyone you sure saved me a lot of time and headaches.
Don't forget the seam allowances when you add.
Also ... if your end result is that you want a larger finished quilt there are a few other options rather than adding a border around each block.
Add more blocks to the whole pattern, then add borders as needed.
Add sashing to the blocks (kind of like adding a border to each block but instead of doing it to all 4 sides of each block, you add to one side of each block - sew the blocks in columns or rows, then add a sashing border in between each column/row)
Look for tutes on sashing.