Originally Posted by
KarenR
Let me see how my math is this morning:
5 inch squares will leave 4.5" after seam allowance (4.5 x 3 = 13.5" finished square) I figured 3 across and 3 down. Now cut that again into 4 and sew back together - these squares will be 6 inch (not counting seam allowance - you will end up with a 12 inch square.
Hopefully I did my math correctly. I love using larger beginning squares for this.
You will end up with a 13 inch "finished" square if you start with 5 inch squares
What happens:
The original corner squares will still "finish" at 4.5
The center side cut squares lose 0.5 inch and now "finishes" at 4.0
4.5 + 4.0 + 4.5 = 13.0