Wow I give you lots of credit! Your doing great but i do agree that paper piecing would make that block soooo much easier. I would just hate to see you get discouraged on your first "real" quilt. Talk to your LQS and see if they have a paper piecing class coming up soon. You won't regret taking the time to learn to do it that way. And I'm pretty sure you could find that block as a paper piecing pattern.