Quote Originally Posted by Dakota Girl View Post
I make half square triangles by adding 7/8 to the size of the block--for a 6in block cut a strip 6 7/8 in wide and then cut into 6 7/8 in squares, for quarter square triangles add 1 1/4, to the size of the finished block you want to make. I have no idea if this makes sense to anyone but me! I mostly lurk here on the forum.
Thank you. I kept seeing the 7/8th in pattern's but it didn't occur to me I could use that as a standard formula and I couldn't make the math work. So yes, as long as I don't think about it too hard, it does make sense.