always cut the block bigger embroider applique etc. cut whatever suit you or what you need for your quilt, mostly easy to handle on your hand, or your wrist. Good luck!

Start off with one bigger square to see approx. how much bigger you'll need. Different ones may pull more than the next. You can square the bigger blocks when you are done. If you start off with doing just one then you'll have an idea of how much it could bunch up and not find out after you've done to many of them that it pulled more than you planned.