Thanks, Harriet. That was encouraging. I could see if it was an inch or so off I would be cutting wrong or sewing wrong, but that much is just wrong somewhere. If I put sashing between the blocks I would lose the "star" pattern it makes overall. I like the way the pattern is turning out.
The way I measure it, I will end up with a quilt 52" wide by 63" long. I am trying to get close to a 70" wide by 86" long. This is with the 4" border added. SO, I am 18" short in width and 23" short in length. I can't use the same block and just add more, the pattern will be all wonky.
You have to picture DGSs bed, too. It is a platform bed with a desk underneath, metal rails that go across, but the bottom rail is at the level of the mattress bottom, so I can't put extra on as the quilt won't hang down through.
Actually, if I put 2 extra rows on the length that wouldn't add to the width but would make it within 1 inch of the correct length. It takes 2 blocks each way to make the "star". Ok that'll work, but then what do I do with the 18" I'm short on the width? Will it look un-symetrical if I add to the width without more border on the length too?
This thing is gonna take forever. Sheesh. Whatever did I start?
Oh, I just read your math again...this pattern calls for 4 squares across and 5 down...
so looking again at the picture, it shows 2 "rows" of stars and 1 half "row" of stars. If I add 2 rows I'll still have that half row of stars. If I add 1 row, I'll be about 12" short on length.
Could I add another border 12" on the length and 18 on the width, same color? I guess I'll keep sewing like I am and add one row across, then play with the borders.
Y'all can just skip all this. It just really helped to write this out...