I haven't gotten my book yet (it is being ordered by the LQS), but I had been thinking about combining some of the big and small blocks together in one quilt. I like the idea of using "scraps" from the big blocks for the small ones.
Jan--the quilt shop where I work had tons of Christmas fabric. Was there something specific you were looking for?? She "has all types of "Christmas-y" stuff--trees, ornaments, stockings, poinsettias (in red AND purple), snowmen, etc...some have metallic gold or silver.