I have a dozen more sets to do tonight, but this is a time consuming clue for me. I am cutting out each pair individually with Bonnie's ruler from strips, like her first example . I am getting good results, but it takes time. Yesterday was my only day off this week, I am really feeling the time crunch on this on this clue.
As far as the aqua issue goes, I am using FQ from a curated bundle...I have one full length 2.5 inch strip remaining, and a couple dozen 4 inch long bricks off the end of the end of my sets. Most of my aquas are in the same value range as my light blues, some of them have a lot of green and a few are more blue than aqua...but I made sure to keep the contrast and am liking the results so far.