Originally Posted by
Material Witness
My first one I made with 7" blocks. The second one I changed to 8" blocks, and was pleasantly surprised with how much less sewing there was for the same finished size. The next 4 were 8" also.
I'm in the process of making one, alternating with squares from men's shirts. I thought I would make 7" blocks with 1/2" seams, but maybe I'll use 8" blocks instead. I'm making this for a friend who lost her significant other recently. He was a fairly small man, so it will depend on which fits better with his jeans and shirts.