Yes, exactly as Karpet says. That's why the sections are numbered (sequence) and also alphabetically (sequence). If you go to the lowest letter, start sewing at the lowest number. Every segment, has to have some sort of seam allowance and why I ALWAYS do paper piecing on a foundation block. Oh does that make it easier to handle those tiny segments. That's what flip and sew is all about. You don't always have to literally assemble all the sub-blocks as a block, but in this pattern YOU DO. So, consider all the Cs a block to be sewn to all the Ds after you finish it as a block. The line between the C and D is simply where you sew the Cs to the Bs after you have constructed all the Ds.

Thanks guys (ladies)... It makes sense now! Thanks also for the subtle hint that the Mayflower might be beyond my experience level... I do think I need a bit more practice before attempting something like that. I just finished doing this heart.... it was trying... I had to rip it out and start all over about 5 times... and I can't tell you how many times I had to use the seam ripper (not fun with small stitches). I kept putting the bulk of fabric on the wrong side of the seam and not having enough to flip over. I don't have an add a quarter ruler yet, and just because I'm practicing and not trying to make something real, I've been just eyeballing the seam allowance and cutting it with the sewing shears rather than the rotary cutter and ruler. It is really fun to see it all come together. My granny who also quilts said this is cheating, but she also thinks that using a machine for quilting is cheating and real quilts are hand sewn, so we will just have to agree to disagree about that. I actually thought it was cheaing at first, but you wouldn't call a cook who followed a recipe cheating, so this isn't either :o) I'm just glad that I'm actually making something that looks like what it is supposed to and not just sewing squares together.... and the no measuring thing is amazing. To take the paper off, I just stab it with the seam ripper and pull and it comes right off. My only problem is that it wastes so much fabric (I annhialated 3 fat quarters just to get this silly heart!).... of course messing up and having to start over doesn't help with that! I read somewhere that a lady said she needle punches the pattern first, and I think that would be really helpful to do. So exciting to see it come together... when I start, I think, "how in the world is this mess going to end up looking like the picture?".... but it has so far :o) Can you see my boo boo? I accidentally sewed on the wrong side of the fabric on one of the pieces and didn't realize it until it was too late.... the thing with the white swirls is the back of the fabric showing :o)

Hi, A jigsaw should work well for that. If you don't own one, you can borrow or buy one. Some models are inexpensive. It should easily cut out the slats on front. To cut holes in the back, drill a hole big enough for the jigsaw blade to fit into. Then just saw away. It's always a good idea to practice on a piece of similar material first. Don't forget to post before/after pics! Hope that helps. Linda Here is a link that might be useful: Jigsaw

I know that you are against it, but the best thing to do is to paint and get the new curtains up before buying any wall art. Really. If you need to keep the walls blue for a while, it would be better to leave the walls bare than to have garish orange/red art up there waiting for new paint color to go behind them years down the road. IMHO of course. Putting flaming orange art up on a pastel blue wall because you are going to paint the wall beige sometime in the future, would be like wearing orange shoes with a blue dress because you are have plans to buy a beige dress someday that will go great with the shoes. If you are not going to be painting for quite a while you may decide on another whole color for the room when it comes time to paint than what you have decided already now. You won't like the art then. Judging from the style of the bed, both styles of lamps, the floral arrangements, and the new art that you like, I am guessing that you wish for a British Colonial look for the room. I would start browsing British Colonial look rooms in blogs and such to become more confident in selecting colors and accessories. When it comes time to paint you will know just what to do with accessories. Or maybe down the road you will decide to take the room in another direction possibly going completely Victorian or do something Eclectic.