As a teenager, I made a patchwork quilt for my dorm room. I used yarn. But through the years I made simple tacked quilts for my daughter. She liked changing her room theme every couple years. I did not mind as long as I found the twin sheets in the theme. I would buy two sets. I saved one for bedding and one set for the quilt (fitted sheet removed all elastic) and curtains with flat sheet and extra pillows with extra from flat sheet. I liked using the crochet thread on spools. Yes, I pinned it every four fingers across. Then did it in the center of four tacks. My daughter is 22 now and the quilts are still being used and washed. Good Luck to you.