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.