What is a "float"when cutting 1/2 blocks?
I am getting ready to make a quilt from Miss Rosie's quilt co.called 4OT, and while reading the cutting requirements it says pieces in the pattern is purposely cut larger to allow for squaring up of the blocks. And the size of the blocks are such that there will be a "float" between point of the inner sq. and the seam line. and the only way to get around that was with a 16th inch measurement or paper piecing.So can someone tell me what is a float in quilting terms?