Thanks GingerK. (BTW love your quote , so true. Gave me a laugh.) I am planning to sash each block so that will make the block size 13 1/2 inches. I have several books that show sewing the setting triangles on the diagonal and then piecing the blocks on the diagonal. I was thinking that a triangle could be sewn on each side of the block and then sew the blocks straight to make the column. Hope this explanation makes sense. Would this not work? I have never done a diagonal setting before.