Did you cut off the 28" on the first strip before you got started?? I did one also; first i laid out all the same colors together, than went from light to dark, than took the first strip and cut off the 28" and than took a strip from one pile at a time and added it onto the next. Second after they were all together I cut the 102" in half sewed these two strips together, than folded in half again and sewed those four together (ect,) never came out with any together like yours. But I like yours - it will be great as a kids play quilt. just think of all the different things that kids can come up with while playing on it.