Thanks all for the kind words of encouragement! I do think I will go ahead and work both blocks into the quilt. It's a good exercise in accepting my imperfections! I was very "type A" in college- in fact I had a professor threaten to give me a B so that I could start accepting that I am not perfect! DH tells me it's good for me
I definitely will cruise the tutorials on this site and around the web to try to head off some of those first timer blunders- I am sure they will still happen though! And I will go get some starch! Thanks for the tips!