I made one for my grandson's graduation in May, and the pattern is achieved by doing a 1/4 log cabin, and arranging the blocks to create a pattern. I will try to load it to show what I mean.[ATTACH=CONFIG]327815[/ATTACH]
Actually this is the pillowcase that I made to match, and you can see the 1/4 log cabin, which used the red square as the starting piece. If you look at my avatar, you can see him on the far right with the full quilt. A very simple and easy quilt to do. Once you get all the quarter blocks made, you just start laying them out to achieve whatever pattern you want. Good luck.