I did one a few months ago,my first twin quilt, and the largest one I've made so far. I followed the directions step by step, including the tip to circle the number in the directions for each step for the size being made-that tip helped especially in making the units. The layout is up to you, but there also was a tip to turn units in different directions,and that helped to create a variety or random placement. I would agree with the suggestion previously mentioned to just do each step. If it is the layout you are having trouble with just remember it is random, don't try to make a pattern.