Thank you for the video that I have been searching youtube for but couldn't find. Guess I need a little more terminology to get the correct video's, lol. That's how the pattern said to do it but needed visual reference to be certain that I'm completing the steps correctly.

Bearisgray the picture drawing also helped me to understand better as well, thank you for taking the time to draw that. Now off to do some cleaning then right back at it again hopefully not till 1 A.M. Pacific Time, lol.

I highly recommend the fold in half method above. Eliminates the need for measuring the 'ear' overhang. And be sure to use lots of starch particularly for the fabrics that you are cutting into triangles. Spray with starch, let soak into the fabric and then press. And absolutely attach the triangles to opposite sides; press and then attach the other two opposite sides.

I agree about folding the pieces in half -

I can more or less "eyeball" it now - but matching the creases in the pieces does work well.

---and when the construction is done, you probably need to square up the finished block so that all are the same size. (Did I miss that in instructions from others?)

Welcome to the QB Jesso4, you've come to the best place for quilting advice. Your fabrics are darling...happy quilting.

Deb Tucker has a great Square in a Square (or Squared 2) ruler for exactly this!. It gives many different sizes, best of all, it makes exact blocks and you will never lose your 'points'.

You may be having a problem lining them up. You want to finger press a center mark on the triangle and the square. Line up those marks, pin and sew. Do the opposite sides and then press. Then do the other 2 sides. Again finger press and line up. Once you are more experienced, you will be able to eyeball how they line up, but until then, the finger pressing will help with the little 'hanging ends'. And, as we tell all our students (quilting and sewing), the iron is almost as important as the sewing machine!

The link with the gourmet quilter shows folding the middle square and how to place the triangle and triangles will have bias edges. She also shows how to square up and trim the block.