Hi Ladies i need a quick calculation please. I need to make a block it's a bobbin block measurement is 12.25 x 9.00 it has 9 patch square can some please tell me how big should i cut each square? for the block to measure 12.25 x 9.00 :roll: :oops: :( I am having a senior moment :( Thank you in advance i really appreciate your help.

I think we are going to need a picture or link to the block layout.

normally, the spool section is a square 9-patch, not a rectangle. are you sure it's 12x9?

Yes it is my GD of & years old used my EQ to make up her quilt and these are the measurement :( But if i make them square i would have to alter the whole thing, so i better stay with the rectangles. Does it matter rectangle or square? I just bought the basic EQ software and still learning the program.

It would be way easier if you drop the quarter inch from the 12 inch side. Then it's just 4 inches one way and 3 inches the other way plus half an inch for seam allowances. If this is a sampler type pattern maybe you can make that quarter inch up somewhere else? Or you can make it square and use a filler strip on one end.

You want the center section to be longer, like this.
The measurements are finished sizes. You'll have to cut 1/2" larger.

Jan in VA

There's already sashing between the blocks i just uploaded a photo of the whole quilt :) Thank you for taking the time:)

Thank you Jan I like the look of your spool better than mine it looks more like a spool :)

The blocks in that picture are square.

The first picture of the block looks distorted and the picture of the whole quilt makes the blocks look the same size. If I were making it, I would make a true 9 patch with all the squares the same size either a 9 or 12 inch square, just to keep it simple. A 12 inch square wouldn't require as many blocks.

Carol J.