I found a box of 2" squares of Christmas fabric that I cut a long time ago, I think in 1998 when my daughter's family travelled here for Thanksgiving. I cut some for her and some for me. Most years I couldn't find the squares when I looked for them, so they didn't get used. 
I decided to make some table centerpiece mats, the kind that you set something on so the pattern isn't really important because it will be partially covered up. I like the checkerboard idea so the plan was to have every other piece be green or black and the ones to fill in would be lights and reds. The first one (bottom in picture above) I did the lights in the center and the reds around it, on the second it is totally random. Picture below shows a closeup of the fabrics used.
And......in the finishing department, I finished this small quilt which is a store sample for my local sewing machine store. Pattern: Candy is Dandy.
Below is a close up of the fabrics, almost all Kaffe Fassett and batiks.
I ditch quilted the whole thing first and then came back and did wavy line free motion following the pattern of the blocks. I used light variegated in the light areas and rainbow variegated in the darker areas.
I did one more batch of cookies, a soft sugar cookie with frosting and sprinkles and a batch of fudge. I delivered a couple boxes of them yesterday, and kept testing them to make sure they are OK. I think I am officially sugared up already.
I decided to make some table centerpiece mats, the kind that you set something on so the pattern isn't really important because it will be partially covered up. I like the checkerboard idea so the plan was to have every other piece be green or black and the ones to fill in would be lights and reds. The first one (bottom in picture above) I did the lights in the center and the reds around it, on the second it is totally random. Picture below shows a closeup of the fabrics used. And......in the finishing department, I finished this small quilt which is a store sample for my local sewing machine store. Pattern: Candy is Dandy. Below is a close up of the fabrics, almost all Kaffe Fassett and batiks. I ditch quilted the whole thing first and then came back and did wavy line free motion following the pattern of the blocks. I used light variegated in the light areas and rainbow variegated in the darker areas. I did one more batch of cookies, a soft sugar cookie with frosting and sprinkles and a batch of fudge. I delivered a couple boxes of them yesterday, and kept testing them to make sure they are OK. I think I am officially sugared up already.