Mirab, that Baltimore is awesome!! I can't believe I'm quilting with people who have such talent--I'm a rookie! That must have taken a long time; there are so many details to look at. It's gorgeous.
Carriem, neat idea with the charm squares. What you have so far looks very good. I also don't appllique and would someday like to learn to do it by machine. Just not that into it yet. The only "applique" I do is when I sew my labels on.
I also downloaded the compass patterns--that's a really neat site with lots of ideas. I ordered 50 Paper Pieced Stars because I love stars and pp (thanks to yinz!) I'm open to any and all plans for our future ride.