dublb - great roses from you DH! My DH bought me a bowl with live plants I'm going to put on my patio table. I think you could cut down on the muslin by adding sashing strips around each block. That is going to be a wonderful quilt!
Mirabelle - another beautiful quilt on the way! What a great way to reduce your scraps!
I finally finished putting all the blocks together for the Celtic Solstice quilt, now need to get to work on the borders. The quilt is out of my comfort zone in the colors - but I imagine one of the grandkids would love it. Bright primary colors!