[EDIT] What Skonk posted below & sent me was perfect.  Ultimately, that grid is going to become a laser/particle type weapon.

I''ve nothing to offer other than my gratitude, but I would be very grateful if someone could make a very simple texture for me.  Its probably real #$*& simple, but I've just not the patience anymore to figure it out in Gimp.   I need a 512 x 512 texture that is made up of 6 blue stipes horizontal and 6 vertical. 

from left to right it would be blue-white-blue-white-blue etc.. ending in blue.  From top to bottom the same, blue-white-ending in blue.

What I can't figure to do is make the alpha on the white portions Zero, and on the blue portions their opacitiy would be 1 for about 25% of the width each side from the center, fading to zero over the last 25% on a side. 

When rendered, it you would see just the blue stripes, very blue in the centers and fading out on the edges.

If someone has the free time & feels like it, you could email it to me at DrJBN at hotmail.com

Best,

Byron