What pattern are you trying to follow, the magazine or the commercial pattern from ( The Guilty Quilter)? Sorry you are having problems. My pattern was very easy to follow. Organization was necessary. I used Post-It Flags and laid everything out in order identified with the flags. Once I had all the cutting done and laid out it was pretty straight forward piecing the blocks. Maybe you could take pictures & let us know what step you are on & we can help. It does help to compare to the pictures too in order to make sure you get things in the right direction.