Just wanted to say "thank you" again. I got so many great and helpful responses, and I think I will probably end up using more than one of them at some point in the near future.
For my first project, though: I went back and forth on whether I should do a small project or a quilt, and my heart won out over my head (I decided to go with a quilt). I got a lot of votes for nine-patch, so I went looking for an unintimidating looking nine-patch pattern. Here's what I found:
http://www.quickquilts.com/patterns/...s.html?idx=271
I would do it without the applique, to keep it simple.
Unfortunately all the diagram links on that page are broken, so I'm going to need to find a back issue if I decide to do this quilt. Would love to know some opinions, first!
Thanks!!!
Becki