I just taught an older friend in her 70's to quilt. I used a pattern from the Quilts for Kids program. It is one 6 1/2" -4 patch one 6" large patch. 5 patches going across and 6 rows of 5 patches, and simple borders. The instructions can be downloaded from the Quiltsforkids.org website. Easy. Plus just bringing the back to the front for the binding.