I'm with everybody else for cutting your square 1" larger than the finished size needed. When I first started quilting I did it by the rules (7/8") larger and no matter how careful I was they neer came out right so now I do it 1", trim them up and I'm ready to go. Lots of people use Thangles and I have tried them too but to me it just takes the same amount of time and I don't like pulling the paper off when I'm through.