A suggestion:
I would cut my individual squares at least 2.5 inches or larger so that I would get the project done sometime in the not too far away future.
What I found worked well for when I was handpiecing:
Example: I wanted a 6 inch finished block (6.5 inches unfinished)
I would cut 2.5 inch squares with a rotary cutter - either around a 2.5 inch template or by using a ruler - and then I would trace around a 2-inch template for the stitching lines on each of the squares. That way I would be able to sew a fairly straight seam and have fairly even seam allowances all the way around.
I was taught to sew "on the inside" of the seam allowance - so if any markings are visible, they would be on the back of the block.
Jinny Beyer has a good book available on handpiecing - especially when you get to the intersections. There probably are excellent videos available, also.
One usually sews up to an intersection - not through it - so usually only two layers of fabric are being sew together.
Last edited by bearisgray; 04-13-2012 at 12:18 PM.