I had the same dilemma only with a little different history. A lady has a son, age 20. She found the "quilt" he started to make in the 9th grade. Two fabrics - a print and a solid. I recut his "squares" to actual squares and just alternated. The print fabric was a southwestern design. The solid was a solid burgundy. Using Solvy I prepared Free Motion Southwestern designs for each of the burgundy blocks. I used a bald eagle for the print blocks. The lady loved it, her son loved it and there were enough blocks left to make a standard size bed pillow plus one block left over that I made into a potholder as a souvenir for the mom. Really turned out well!!