Aww, come on now. What's to be afraid of? So you ruin a piece of fabric, there's always more to be found. Just try it on a sample to make sure you get the size and shape correct. And if you don't, so what? Who's going to pound on the door and yell that they are the Quilt Police? We don't have any of them around. We want to encourage you to be what you can be.
Go on, TRY IT..NOW!!