Well, my stars aren't going as smoothly as everyone else's. I didn't have a 2 1/2 " template so I was trying to do them the same as the instructions in clue #2. I ended up confused and cut way too many 3" squares. I was so focused on the fact that we needed 24 blocks that I forgot that doing it as clue #2 made two squares at a time.

Yep, I feel stupid.
Any chance that directions can be put in for those of us that don't have 2 1/2" templates?