You're the best, MTS! THANK YOU for all of your help and expertise! I made a rising star earlier tonight and first sized my SS to 8". Then I cut the flying geese to 8.5" and, well, you know the rest! Back to the drawing board!
I absolutely love the RS set on point! Looks fantastic like that. And I definitly agree not just in rows for placement. Will do some research on the Shakespeare pattern and Snail's Trail pattern. Thank you again for pointing me in the right direction. Excited to see how this will turn out!