JanRN I am feeling your frustration with PB patterns I have started her Out of the Darkness quilt and it takes me all day to cut 1 blocks, stupidly I counted how many pieces in the block I am making, 234 in an 18inch block are we mad or what..takes me 2 days to piece one blocks and lots of reverse sewing....
I have made her Colorado Star quilt (think that is the name for it) gave it to DS and he has loved it to death, time I made him another.
Here are the instructions for the Split 4 Patch block.
Start with 4 x 7 inch squares, sew together into a 4 patch
Press, and using a long ruler make 4 cuts on the 4 patch, one at 1 1/2 inches either side of the centre seams both horizonally and vertically. Do not move the fabric as you cut, just rotate your board
Now rotate the centre skinny pieces and your blocks should look like mine.
Sew into rows and then into a 9 patch
I hope I have explained that clearly, if not just holler.