There are about as many variations for patterns as there are quilts themselves. I made my first one as an applique. I highly recommend it. Find an arc pattern that you like and then set it with a square..its very forgiving and fast to finish. For a more traditional pattern..I just ran across one last week that got my attention in the "Lap Quilting by Georgia Bonesteel" book..as while she gets hers together in a qayg method the pattern is easily adaptable for the more traditional method.