Okay, last week I finally got up the nerve with the help of my friend, Cheryl, to cut out my OBW. I got 121 blocks from 3 1/2" strips. Here are the first 17 sewn in halves and put on the board. Would it be alright to not pin them together while up there? I noticed, I had pins in them before sewing and it distorted the fabric some. My husband really likes them so far.