LOL! OK, we probably need a photo, just to check if your seams are
straight.
Roberta in D

On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 20:30:18 -0600, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

We had ten wonderful lights to install between 2 of the columns at our front
door. A space after column one, a light, another space and so on. I simply
drew a 'quilt' diagram with _ for spaces and 0 for lights. Measured out to
need 10 and 1/3 inches for the spaces. Mr. Esther said, "We'll have to
fudge that 1/3".
Now. Really. No problem. I am a quilter.
Polly