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    true4uca is offline Junior Member
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    Default Re: 10 Minute Block

    It's been a few years since I made this quilt. All 5 blocks are the same size, seems to me the center block really doesn't count toward your size. So for a 12.5 inch block you would start with 6 1/4 inch squares.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CricketQuilts View Post
    Hi! I am new to the site but not new to quilting. I have a question on this block. What size would I need to cut my fabric if I wanted a 12.5 finished block or would that mess this pattern up?

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    Default Re: 10 Minute Block

    If you cut your squares 6 1/4 inches and sew them together you will have 1/4" of each in the seam, so your unsewn block will be 12". Then when you sew those together the finished block will be 11 1/2", as you loose 1/4" in each seam. You need to follow Fabstripper's math to get a 12.50 block, which will sew to a finished size of 12". 6.75" is harder to measure so if your looking for something close to 12.5 cut your squares at 6.5" and make your life a little easier.
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    tesspug's Avatar tesspug is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: 10 Minute Block

    Also from experience this is a block you absolutely want to press, not iron. If you slide your iron back and forth over the center your block will twist out of shape. Ask me how I know!
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    Default Re: 10 Minute Block

    i did one of these with 6.5 inch blocks and my square was about 12.5 inches
    Last edited by ccbuttons; January 17th, 2015 at 12:03 AM.

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    I want to welcome you to the forum from Massachusetts.
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    Default Re: 10 Minute Block

    I just loved the ideas and samples that Suzanne shows for using the 5-Minute quilt block in this video. And if you notice she shows different sizes, so I'd imagine that the 10-Minute block could be resized the same way.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIxl3af3lzY
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    Default Re: 10 Minute Block

    Sorry I can't help with the math today as I have a cold and stuffed up brain. What I love about the 10-minute block is that it can look like a cathedral window block with a lot less work.
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