Good morning. What I do with the candies that are too small but usable is to sew them together and make 4 patches out of them and then square them up to 4 inches so they finish at 3-1/2. I’ve never had one square that couldn’t be used this way for being too small unless it way cut completely off grain. Those that are too small are generally no more than an 1/8 of an inch off. I’ve actually got a large pile of 4 inch 4 patches I need to use one day.
Hope my math is right. Haven’t had my second cup of coffee yet.