Reading and understanding directions can be frustrating. Maybe you could find a quilting buddy, or quilt with someone, that could help you with this. Also, there are a lot of U-Tube tutorials on line that you could look up like flying geese, or the nine patch, or the 4 patch, or half square triangles, or whatever your directions is trying to tell you. As you learn all these different methods, it does get easier. Spend some time looking at these tutorials, and it will get easier. I don't follow directions very well I learn better if I see it done. Also some directions are hard to follow. I do study directions until I understand and I have miss cut lots of times only to find out I cut it wrong again. Do spend time with the directions until you can see it in your mind before you start cutting.