Do you know how many Lone Star quilts with "innies" or "outies" are found in junk/antique/secondhand shops?!!
For the same reason you discovered.
There are tricks to the pattern to prevent the problems, but most newbies haven't taken the classes or read the books/tips that will help; it's sad, because it's a lovely pattern. I'm glad you have only set yours aside to gain the learning curve rather than tossing it. Good for you!
By the way, mine was a guild row robin that had rows of slightly differing lengths and whose blocks were not complimentary in size from row to row. Disappointing. Currently sits as a UFO, but, who knows....
Jan in VA