Mary....blocks looks beautiful! And, yes, the ripper and I had quite the thing going during clue 2. Lol..
Katherine.... Smaller blocks will not likely effect the look of the quilt...I figure, borders are really what's going to pull this quilt together...we'll see. I always make my square cuts 3/4" to 1" bigger than needed because I like crisp and straight HST's. Do you draw the line down the middle and then sew 1/4" from line on each side?