pocoellie, Haven't been away from southern California in probably 10 years. Right now the flu thing is keeping most people home.
You don't have to worry about me. Like I said, I am very patient. Had to be to survive 24 years in the military.
I appreciate your kind offer, but I think I just have to keep trying things until I learn what I am doing wrong. It probably is at least 75 percent my boo-boos, and maybe 25 percent the material I tried to work with.
I'm going to try to see if there is such a thing as a 3 1/2 inch square cutting template. I should be able to get that much out of each square. And in doing so, the squares will then be of uniform size. Then All I need to do is learn how to properly stitch on a machine.