Yeah, I was thinking about only ommiting the very light blocks. So...every other square in each row will be stitched. If I did my measuring right the stitching should create a "grid" of 5.25" squares. Depending on how things go (good or bad) I might do the light colored sqaures, too.
Oy. I had to go buy a different fabric for the back of the quilt because the other stuff got all...can't think of a single word to describe it...without swearing, anyways. After I took it out of the wash there were holes and runs and loose threads and...ugh, it wasn't pretty. Wasn't too happy about spending more money on fabric, but they marked it wrong (to my advantage) so I saved $2. Yay!