"Here is an example of the difference between (1) Doan and (2) Burns. Doan sews around the outside of the squares then cuts to make a bunch of half sq triangle ( you have bias edges) Burns sews an x then cuts so no bias edges."
I spray Best Press to set the fabric before I use the first method.
Bear with me here. Abstract visualization is one of my weak spots. Using the two methods above, wouldn't each set of blocks have a different color pattern than the other?