Hi Sandra:
Boy! You are absolutely right...seems like new quilters do take the "tiny block" route! I'm fairly new at quilting and that's the first thing I take a look at ....block size and ask myself "do you really want to do 5,893 of these?" I'm now more into Drunkard's path and Desden Plate blocks!
By the way, I love your hairy green caricature holding the coffee cup which appears below your name...she reminds me of me every morning as I come out of the kitchen with my first cup. Cute! It makes me laugh.
Keep on sewing!
Randy