Originally Posted by
GingerK
I find it helps to draw out the pattern on graph paper. If I am really confuzzled by it, I will draw it out out in real size. Then it is a simple thing to add the seam allowances.
Have you seen the BOM from Common Threads Quilting called Sarah's Folly? It looks like a really nice scrappy sampler quilt.
This is what I do -- I draw the block on graph paper using one square per inch) and then, if I want to reduce the whole block by half I simply count 2 blocks per inch to get my new measurement.