I've never made a twisted pinwheel, but I have done thing to make quilting harder for myself. Please don't call yourself dumb - we imprint such things on our brains when we do that. Call yourself an adventurer who made a wrong turn and knows how to fix it. Go ahead and use the help you received here so you can post a finished picture of your quilt. I think the twisters are so cute and you can do so much with the leftovers.