Ok... I think I was panicking for nothing. I’ve got all my pieces cut for this step and clipped together and the HSTs sewn together. Tomorrow will be pressing and pinwheels.
I've decided to just let it go.... if some of my bits don’t nest nicely... that’s what pins are for LOL!
Also the 100 pack of little clips and Creative Grids Stripology ruler I got for Christmas are my new favorite things.... I don’t know that I could go back to life before them!