Square size?

Thanks to a brillaint quilter - im in awe who very wisely pointed out i hadnt been very clear in my size requirements - I can but blame a combination of "i knew what i meant I just didnt explain very well" coupled with foggy fibro brain resulted in me being as clear as mud. So lovely creative peeps rather than try and explain again i have drawn what im on about :) let see lol

 

Your finished squre needs to be 8" 

Get an old cerial box and draw an 8" squre make sure you add a seam allowance - this is a good template and stops you going too far wrong see picute 2

As you can see a standard seam allowance for quilting in 1/4" the 1st solid line surrounding the squre - but as people are using all sorts of mediums from photo's - crochet to allow for this you can have a maximum of 1" seam allowance the dotted line.

If you are knitting for instance your square must not go outside the 8" square - this is what we call the finished square size. I hope that helps explain it a bit better

This is very much  a work in progress im not a proffessional quilter and thankfully there are far more skilled people than me offering advice..

I can add more photos if that would be helpful