So I googled how to paper piece ... and printed off the template (same template, two different people - so it must be good LOL)
The MOST positive thing for me ... all my cut out fabrics will work with these templates for paper piecing - for that I am very very grateful LOL
The next most positive thing - wow is paper piecing ever easy LOL
here's my first block!
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and now the front ... TA DA!!!
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thank you so much everyone for all the tips ... and for the links for the paper piecing template! (And for telling me that it should be paper pieced in the first place LOL I was kind of going nuts!)