bea2

I hate to sound stupid, but my mind gets befuddled when I try to figure these things.
My embroidered blocks are 9" finished...if I make a D9P block to go in between them, what size do I need to cut the small squares to end up with a finished 9" D9P block ?
Thank you..

cjsews

If you cut the squares at 3 3/4 inches it will come out to a finished block of 9 1/4. Can you go with that or cut the center blocks in both directions at 3 1/2 inches with the four corner blocks at 3 3/4.

cjsews

Let me rethink this, the four north south east and wet blocks would be cut at 3 1/2 X 3 3/4 and the very center at 3 1/2.

michelleoc

cjsews - I'm impressed. My brain hurts just reading the math!

charsuewilson

Are you saying that you want your 9" finished embroidered blocks to be the corner blocks in a D9P? if so, just make them into a 9 patch block with 5 more 9.5" blocks, cut it up and sew back into a D9P.

Scissor Queen

My question is why a D9P? There are lots of block patterns that finish at 9 inches without complicated math.

ontheriver

Same here. I get my 13 yo DGS to do most of my math. (highest math avg. in his class this year) I keep answers, charts, etc. in a binder for easy referral.

MartiMorga

One of those brain games we are suppose to be doing as we age, think it has something to do with ......... can't remember, lol.

bea2

I'm not set on a D9P..I'm open to suggestions..

bea2

Thanks for the laugh MartiMorga...that was funny