Originally Posted by
TexasSunshine
If for some reason you wanted to change the size of the strips, sew them together first, cut a square, then cut the focus blocks the same size.
That's how I do it. Sew the "stripes" together first. Measure. Whatever that measurement is, cut the striped piece into squares; then cut the focus fabric the same size. As Mary Ellen Hopkins would say, "It's YOUR measurement."