Originally Posted by
amandasgramma
So, TanyaL -- you're saying that if the pattern says 12" finished, then as I look at this lonely block, not sewn to anything, that it's 12"???????
It's 12" plus however much seam allowance you use. Some people use 1/4" for each seam, some use a scant 1/4" inch and some use whatever they want to use, which is why they don't participate in trading blocks.