Originally Posted by
quiltingcrazy
I am very new to quilting and am trying to design my own quilt. I have found several blocks that I like but they are of different sizes. How to I know what size to cut if the directions are for a 12, 9, etc. block and I want a block that is much smaller? I bought a calculator to help me but it doesn't address this situation. Can anyone help me to understand the math involved?
I swear, someone needs to run a few "math" quilting classes. Converting most angular blocks to a certain size is soooooooooooo simple, but it just baffles some people. A half an hour class would solve those problems.