Originally Posted by
GrannieAnnie
how can a block be "finished" but not sewn into anything?
Finished as in "I have finished making this block. I have not finished making this quilt top. All the blocks are finished. The quilt top is not started yet." Or perhaps, "I have finished making this block. I do not like the pattern. I will add it to my collection of finished blocks to do something with at some future day."