I agree with making the smaller blocks over with borders..Or buying new material and making bigger pieces to fit your stars..U can always use the smaller pieces later in a scrape quilt..also could u have a friend look at the directions and the blocks..another set of eyes can sometimes make the differences..I was working on the pattern card trick..Nothing was as it should be..I had a friend look ..My pattern called for 4 5/8's and 5 5/8..But in my mind I had change it to all 4 5/8's for some reason..I had read the pattern a dozen times..after she pointed it out to me.I of course saw it..I have a habit of speed reading..which is not always a good habit...maybe new eyes will help