Last Thursday I talked about starting a new scrap quilt using scrap 2-inch squares and strips.
I also mentioned that the finished blocks would be 10 inches.
I have now finished cutting over 3/4’s of the strips…
and, as I cut, something kept bothering me….
I was cutting the strips in 4.5-inch, 6.5-inch, and 8.5-inch sections. I looked at my pattern several times and convinced myself that these were correct. I mean, I had not only done the math, but I had written all of the measurements out NEATLY on a sheet of paper…… as opposed to the scraps of paper that I normally use.
THEN…. the problem finally worked it’s way thru my thick brain….
If I am using 2″ scraps, they will finish at 1.5-inches, meaning that the block will finish at 7.5-inches and my strips should be cut at 6.5-inches, 5-inches and 3.5-inches!!
VERY BIG SIGH!!!
What do I do now? The best idea would probably be to re-cut all of the strips
But what would happen if I kept them the size they are now, matched the white squares when piecing, and then trimmed down the final blocks?
After a lot of thinking, THAT is my plan.
I have NO desire to re-cut all of these pieces!!
BUT really…..one of you should have spotted it!! HA