I ended up recutting the strips in the sashing and everything looks like it will pin together nicely!

Did you square the blocks to the same size?

I didn't square up the blocks, because by the time I did this post they were already sewn into rows.

I have gotten the top sewn together though!

Wow, that is gorgeous. I'll have to put that pattern on my list.

I got the original pattern from Quilter's World August 2004, but it was sized to be 22" sq. So I selected the block from EQ or drew it myself, and just made them bigger LOL