How to cheat making fabric postcards

A few years ago I got talked into making a mystery quilt designed by elinor peace bailey. It was one of those one pattern a month things, which ended up making the quilt pattern $60, pretty steep for a quilt pattern, LOL. Anyhow, the pattern didn't fit on the paper so you were supposed to add 1/4" to each side and to each applique piece that went to the edge of the block. Of course I forgot to do that on some blocks. I could have cut the bigger pieces down by 1/4" but then it threw off the whole design. I ended up so frustrated that I never finished making it. So I've had these blocks hanging around for a few years. Yesterday I started cutting them up into postcards. They need some embellishing but sure is an easy way to cheat!