Jetnica, thanks for the pic - that is so cute! And I appreciate all the tips and links. I can read something once, and think I get it, but since I'm still so inexperienced, it doesn't usually stick. I love all the reminders and tips!!!
As far as arranging, I'm wondering if it was kind of a dumb question -- in a d9p, is it just typical that just two of the diagonal blocks get turned out and the other two stay the way they are (to make the finished block)?