Be sure to look at the home page. I didn't realize other people were cross stitching on the afghan pieces, too. I was just checking last night for a good tutorial...and this tutorial is very clear. Then this morning, I looked at the home page and found the instructions and free patterns to cross stitch to make them look like quilt blocks. Very nice.
When I did the quillow, I just drew my pattern on graph paper trying to fit it to the finished piece. I used the 4-ply yarn, but I'll bet the 2 ply would be much nicer. Hope you enjoy.
http://vickisdesigns.tripod.com/index.htm