This brick quilt that I made is pretty easy. I'm a beginner as well and it took me one night to cut my fabric and I sewed all the pieces together and started quilting it the same day.
http://www.polkadotchair.com/2010/08...-tutorial.html
And the best part was that there were no seams to match up, perfect for when you're just getting the hang of a sewing machine.
Mine is for my neighbor so I picked manly fabric, mostly peices from old flannel shirts, but you could use anything, not just fat quarters
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