a small wall hanging like this side or a queen size quilt for a bed, is that you measure the quilt, the inside of the quilt before you add the borders. these quilt blocks that you have made should measure nine and half inches when you have got it assembled, that includes -- that's a nine inch finished block and a quarter inch seam allowance on all four sides. the first two pieces of border that i have cut are cut nine and a half inches long and i have set this border to be cut two and a half inches. that's a good size for this small wall hanging 