Thank you all for the positive support . LOL -did not know that I had so much company in the "I don't like it " camp!! Just some info for those who want to try it - I took my 6 x 24 inch ruler that had a 45 degree angle on it and made one cut. Then I made the next cut exactly the width of the ruler and added sashing .... then made the next cut and added sashing ,,, and continued. The trickiest thing to do was to get the sashing flat and the horizontal strips "looking" straight - so I used lots of pins.
I am so happy with the results. I just need to make the QoV label and it will be sent off.