Originally Posted by
MeadowMist
...The directions are not for flying geese but instead to make squares 2 3/8", cut on the diagonal and then sew a light backgound triangle to each side of a dark triangle.
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These are the correct directions, I think my other link may have just shown a pic, not the actual directions.
https://www.patchworksquare.com/mf/s...uilt-block.pdf
The fractions are really tiny in your linked instructions, but they say to cut squares 2 7/8", not 2 3/8". Using squares of this size should give you a seam allowance past the point.