We made a group quilt at work with everyone decorating a heart to sew on a block for a fellow employee who was getting cancer treatment. One of my fellow employees helped me sew the hearts down and join some rows. She sewed but I was aghast at what 1/4" can mean to different people! lol! There WAS a little unpicking involved in matching hers and mine. I absolutely agree with the Scissor Queen--remember it isn't for a quilt show, it is a gift from the kids. Honor the love they put it it, fudge as much as possible, do whatever to make it work. What other people will see is the love from the kids. I think the pattern you have it in looks adorable and the kids will be so proud. And nobody but another quilter will ever know how you bit your tongue as you "made" those little suckers fit together. Bless you for taking it on and making them so happy. And bless her, too, she probably had no idea how much work she was getting into (cutting blocks with scissors! OMG! makes my hands hurt to think of it!)