Originally Posted by
GingerK
Actually, 2.5 and 5 inch squares can compute if you are making 4 patches and HST's. I made a take on Jacob's Ladder that used a lot of 2.5, 4.5 and 5 inch blocks. Hmmm....have to make that pattern again!
Pretty quilt.
When i sew four 2.5 inch squares into a 4- patch unit, i end up with a 4.5 inch " unfinished" unit.
If i make HST squares out of two 5 -inch squares. , i ( theoretically) end up with two 4--3/8 inch square unfinished size units..
Maybe it was Mary Ellen Hopkins that said to make the units with smaller pieces first, and then to cut the units using larger pieces next.
But with many things associated with quilting - what works well for one person does not work for others.