I'm making a block or two for Carol of Giraffe Dreams to go into a quilt for a teenage girl named Joanie who lost all her belongings in a house fire. It's an Ohio Star block, and Carol kindly placed a link on her blog to another page with instructions. I followed them, I thought, to a "T," but when I measured, my block was 1/4" too small.
How does one lose 1/4" on a block like this? Well I have to assume that my 1/4" is a not a real one. Then again, reading the directions they called for a "scant 1/4-inch" seam allowance.
How big is a "scant"?
That's a rhetorical question, I don't need an answer. I'll be trying again real soon.
