Old 11-15-2019, 09:58 AM
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bearisgray
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Post The smaller the pieces, the more fabric it takes to make a block

For this example:

the block/unit is 12 inches, finished size
the seam allowances are 1/4 inch
the pieces are all the same size

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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] Number of Pieces in Block/Unit
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[TD] Grid
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[TD] Cut size of piece(s)
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[TD] Finished size of piece(s)
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[TD="colspan: 2"] Number of square inches needed for block/unit
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] One
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[TD] 1 x 1
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[TD] 12-1/2 x 12-1/2
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[TD] 12 x 12
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[TD] 1 x 12-1/2 x 12-/12
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[TD] 156-1/4
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] Four
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[TD] 2 x 2
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[TD] 6-1/2 x 6-1/2
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[TD] 6 x 6
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[TD] 4 x 6-1/2 x 6-1/2
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[TD] 169
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] Nine
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[TD] 3 x 3
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[TD] 4-1/2 x 4-1/2
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[TD] 4 x 4
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[TD] 9 x 4-1/2 x 4-1/2
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[TD] 182-1/4
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] Sixteen
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[TD] 4 x 4
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[TD] 3-1/2 x 3-1/2
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[TD] 3 x 3
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[TD] 16 x 3-1/2 x 3-1/2
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[TD] 196
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] Twenty-five
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[TD] 4 x 5
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[TD] 2-9/10 x 2-9/10
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[TD] 2.4 x 2.4
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[TD] 25 x 2-9/10 x 2-9/10
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[TD] 210-1/4
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] Thirty-six
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[TD] 6 x 6
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[TD] 2-1/2 x 2-1/2
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[TD] 2 x 2
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[TD] 36 x 2-1/2 x 2-1/2
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[TD] 225
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] Sixty-four
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[TD] 8 x 8
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[TD] 2 x 2
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[TD] 1-1/2 x 1-1/2
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[TD] 64 x 2 x 2
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[TD] 256
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] Eighty-one
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[TD] 9 x 9
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[TD] 1-5/6 x 1-5/6
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[TD] 1-1/3 x 1-1/3
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[TD] 81 x 1-5/6 x 1-5/6
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[TD] 272-1/4
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[TD="bgcolor: #dcdcdc"] One hundred forty-four
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[TD] 12 x 12
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[TD] 1-1/2 x 1-1/2
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[TD] 1 x 1
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[TD] 144 x 1-1/2 x 1-1/2
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[TD] 324
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