I had 101 5" squares laying around. Trimmed them to 4 1/2 and starting sewing them together. Only had to cut 7 more from my scraps. I have to admit that I planned the blocks out before I sewed them together. Just the way I am. I really wanted to throw them in a bag and pull out whatever and sew them together. Just could make myself to do it. I really got into it and finished sewing 12 - 9 patch blocks and cut the rest of the oblong pieces. This is my first mystery and I just loved working on it. Looking forward to the next clue.