That wasn't very nice of her to leave you with a mess. Without photos, I am not sure why the 9 patches didn't come together, were they different sizes? I would bag it in a large zip loc and come back to it later.But, if you feel like you have to complete it now, I would not get hung up on a "pattern". Since she left you with different sizes, is there a way to sash blocks and make them all the same size, then piece them together?