Originally Posted by
oksewglad
Re: 7" squares. Maybe this person likes HST quilts..think Carpenter's Star...a 6" finished HST is often used. Two 7" would yield 7 6.5" HST's with some trimming. Just a guess here.
That is a possibility oksewglad, but this blogger is heavily into scrappy. Not sure if the board rules here allow me to use her name but these are her 'go to' sizes; 1 1/2", 2 1/2" and 3 1/2" strips/squares and 5", 7" and 10" squares. I've read some of her older posts and the 7" is often cut down or used as a background square for applique. I don't think that it is a size I'm going to add at the moment.
I guess it is a way of ensuring you have 4 x 3 1/2" matching squares for the future though.. . . .oh no, am I talking myself into this size now?