Get out the graph paper and draw it out as a finished 6" block. Then measure the individual pieces and add your 1/4" seam allowances. Over the years I have found that true quarter inch graph paper is my best friend in the sewing room--well that and my seam ripper!

I LOVE graph paper.

There is something about drawing the lines in oneself that is very enlightening. (Enlightening isn't exactly the word I want, but it's the best one I can come up with at the moment)

Make sure your graph paper is "true" - some of them are off a little bit. Take any ruler and put it on top of the paper in both directions. The paper I'm using now lines up exactly with my ruler in the vertical direction - over an 8 inch width in the horizontal direction, it's accumulated about 1/16 inch variance.

I agree about the graph paper and the seam ripper.

<----- tossing the word empowering for Bear!!

empowering is a good word - thank you

enhancing

enabling

envisioning - (I don't think that's a real word, but I like it!)

In the 12" sq , you have 12" in the length and 12" in the width. When you divided the 12 by 2 you go 6 , however you only divided one dimension. There are four 6' sq. in a 12" sq. Two across the top half and two across the bottom half.

I don't see any answer to any of the questions or suggestions raised. How can we give an informed answer without the facts.

Of course envisioning is a real word. It's what we do when we look at fabric and SEE quilt.

And just to confuse things more, you need to remember to subtract the 1/2" seam allowance first, then divide by 2 then add the 1/2" back on...

this would have undoubtedly have happened to me :?: