The other factor is how much I improve while making the patriotic D4P! My first block looked odd directionally (note to self - watch your stripes). Second block was too small. Third block, just right...but then I left for Arizona on spring break. So let's see if I can remember what I did right and make the rest of my blocks turn out like the third one. Time is the issue. Five kiddos and a hubby here needing mama, too.