For a long time I did the "which way should I face the corners" question. Then on day, I realized that you make them all facing the same way. Then, instead of turning the top right and bottom left around to make the block, I merely exchanged the top right with the bottom left!! Draw a nine patch on a piece of paper and cut it. You will see that it works. This way you don't have to make the decision about placement before you start. Good luck, Ann