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12″ Ohio Star: Squares — Background; cut 4 at 4½″. See the complete answer
The 18 quilt block guides here cover accepted finished sizes that resolve to ruler-compatible cuts. Unsupported sizes are refused with nearby clean sizes, never silently rounded.
12″ Ohio Star cutting answer
Nearest sizes that cut cleanly:
- Squares — Background
- 4½″
- Squares — Fabric A
- 4½″
- Squares for quarter-square triangles — Fabric A
- 5¼″
- Squares for quarter-square triangles — Background
- 5¼″
Fabrics in this block
- A — gold
- BG — background
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Column headings are the FINISHED block size — the size it will be once it is sewn. Every number in the table is the size to CUT, which includes ¼″ of seam allowance on each edge. Rows that are subcut on a diagonal are cut larger still, so the allowance survives the extra cuts.
| Patch | 12″ |
|---|---|
| Squares — BackgroundCut 4 | 4½″ |
| Squares — Fabric ACut 1 | 4½″ |
| Squares for quarter-square triangles — Fabric ACut 2, cut on both diagonals | 5¼″ |
| Squares for quarter-square triangles — BackgroundCut 2, cut on both diagonals | 5¼″ |
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