LOL! Yes, definitely new at this! I've been sewing since the early 70s but just finished up my beginning quilting class. Before I re-worked this butterfly, the points were sewn overlapping and didn't point at all, and my top and bottom borders were different sizes. I didn't realize you squared, eased to fit, and measure to make a correct border - I just cut the strip the size the pattern called for, and when it didn't fit, just squished it in there!
There is still one block (visible in the close-up photo - center butterfly) that I just couldn't get to line up, no matter what I did. The square is just uneven. But it's not too bad I don't think!