Wow! I love that quilt. It's gorgeous.
Thanks everyone for your help. I've followed many of your suggestions. I made a template a little larger than my 5" square and used it to draw a rough outline to cut with scissors. I've roughed out several squares. I picked up a rotating mat at Wally World today. I still need a smaller square up ruler. Mine is really big. I'll have to go to the quilt shop for that.
I bought the book by Ami Simms. It's a great little book. I'll check up the Martelli site.
Thanks everyone for your generous help.
bkay