I'm scrappy so I just sew additional fabric onto the too short fabric. :0)
I fingertip/nail press and iron when done.
Make sure you mark your paper with the color so you don't get confused. Also watch all the videos online. Try youtube for tutorials. Seeing it makes it so much easier.
When all else fails, try the Carol Doak dvd. Join the yahoo group and work on her patterns or get some freebies from her website.
If you have quilt software, print out the easiest patterns. There's a lot of pp available in Blockbase for instance.
Don't give up! You're almost there, I promise.