To Mpark-
I highly advise going to :
www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore
All patterns are free. Marcia Hohn illustrates how to make each block and she has hundreds on her site. She also has an illustrative quilt for each block.
You can sort the blocks by difficulty and size. I never had done any quilting or sewing. I copied each block onto my computer and by the time I was done, I felt like I had had a course in
block construction.
I never found anything I wanted to buy in her tiny store so periodically, I just send a check and a thank you. - Judy