I am so glad you told us about the Jenny Doan method of doing this quilt. I went & watched the Jenny Doan video and I will make one before too much longer. I hated all the waste from the original method. I'm going to look at probably starting with a 11 inch block. By the time I lose 1/2 inch for the first seams, I will have 10.5" to divide by 4. Result would be 4 strips at 2.5" with a balance of .5". I can deal with throwing away 1/2". Thanks for sharing your quilt and for posting all the info about it.