Teeler - Thanks for that suggestion! I'm still mulling it over to see what would work with the monkeys.
I've been using these two tutorials for my pinwheels:
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltbl...el_quilt_2.htm
http://quilting.about.com/od/quickpi...uaretria_3.htm
I'm pretty happy with how they're turning out, especially since it's the first time I've attempted this pattern!