Thanks so much everyone! You are all so kind. I liked it myself, so I figured my brother would. He is from that era.
Well the end of it anyways.
I didn't have any more trouble after the first set of blocks I did. I revised the rest of the short blocks to make sure they had the right sized pieces. I am just glad I didn't cut it all out first like she says to do. It would have been maddening to fix it then!
I think I will add one maybe two more small borders maybe three. Not for the size but for the design's sake. It needs to stop the design better. And like you girls say, it will be easier to bind it.