Joy measure how wide the 3 strips are..then cut into squares. Just sew them as blocks..one set of strips going up and down the others going across...they won't need to match like a rail fence does...
Look on youtube there are lots of different patterns on there.
Here is one for chinese coins..it might work for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUl7C...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA-ih...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUK5-...eature=related
look closely at the one she has on the table made with the strips..you would just need to add some solid squares for the centers. This is a really fast block!! I did a 10 min block quilt in a twin size for my secret sister at church and finished it in about 4 hours total..start to finish..including the machine quilting of it.
good luck...crafty_linda_b