Heck, no! I started by chain-piecing block after block until I had dozens of the little things sewn together. Then the rows got stitched together. I guess I consider it a minor miracle that no 2 of the same squares ended up that close to each other! I probably used 400 fabrics, which helped. The squares finished to about 1"...they were close to 1 1/2 inch to allow for the seams. Truly was a great way to use up scraps!