Originally Posted by
paintmejudy
As you know, I don’t necessarily cut as the Quilt Police will do. From Fabric A, I cut the squares at 5” and will trim the unit. The Quilt Police will tell you to cut 4-7/8” square. I am not perfect, I would rather trim than be too small. E and B are cut a fraction over also. But you use the method you prefer to get the blocks to come out measuring 4-1/2” square.
Judy, I always bump up to the nearest 1/4 inch or a little more. I am not that accurate with my shaky hands so would rather trim 1/16 inch to 1/8 inch each side than have to have a skimpy seam which has the potential to fray apart..... or ...shudder......rip it apart and stitch narrower seam.