My granddaughter just made one with big squares, 4 patch. I had her concentrate on even seams, learning about raising and lowering presser foot, and she even learned how to thread the machine. She is 9, and we don't live close so I can't keep up with it very much. I did use Glue Sticks to keep things together for her at the beginning. I also taught her how to rip stitches. I think she kind of liked that part.