"LOL!!! I hope none of your neighbors saw you outside twirling with an iron in your hand! ("Look, Ethel! Look at what that crazy woman next door is doing now!") "
I had the same thought! Heehee
When I'm piecing an "on-point" top together, I lay it out on my bed and treat the sashing pieces the same as the blocks. You will have narrow rows (sashing) and wide rows (blocks). The seams run diagonally instead of vertically.