Welcome from the Gainesville area!
I think it's great that you're going to recycle clothing. My mother used to do that.
There are a lot of easy patterns you can use. There are several websites that have free patterns. Just keep looking until a pattern strikes your fancy. Here are a few websites to get you started:
http://www.101patchworkpatterns.com....patterns.shtml
http://www.scrapquilts.com/
http://www.quilterscache.com/