Have you tried any of Bonnie Hunter's patterns at Quiltville.com? Her Yahoo website is free also. Or- Maryquilts.com? Lots of free scrappy or controlled patterns. I like her strippy quilt pattern, or alternating 6 1/" novelty squares with 4 patches for easy satisfying quilts. I started cutting fabrics into various sized strips a la Bonnie Hunter's suggestions a few years ago, so I can just grab a bin or two and go to town. Since I make some novelty quilts I also have 4 1/2" and 6 1/2" strips and squares at the ready. I found that sorting fabrics, washing, ironing and cutting for a quilt became time consuming and mood killing when I had the urge to sew, so all my fabrics are already pre-washed and ironed, ready to cut if needed for a specific project. I don't make a lot of quilts, but when I have the urge and time to sew I want to "get a wiggle on" as my Mom used to say when I was being pokey.