I just finished a D9P for my DDIL using charm packs and it turned out great. I love piecing and putting the quilt together BUT I hate the quilting part because I get too stressed if it's not perfect. I thought about taking it to a longarm quilter and letting them do it but I was too cheap so I decided to do a straight stitch on the diagonal from upper left corner to lower right corner. I laid it out on my kitchen table and used 2 rulers to line up the lines and marked them with a chalk marker. Easy peasy! Looks great and I didn't have to be stressed out! I've tried several times to free motion but just can't get the hang of it. Not coordinated enough, I guess...LOL. My point is...sometimes simple is best :)