Thank you everybody for all the feed-back. Very helpful, thank you, thank you
You all have definitely given me some ideas to ponder... I agree that I probably don't realize how daunting of a task this might be, considering that 1.) I am a new quilter, and 2.) the different types of fabric will be very challenging to work with. I didn't even consider how the different fabric types/weights would pose a problem..! (yes, I'm still learning)
So I'm just gonna keep it simple... I love the idea of using simple block and applique. I can definitely do that. And the quilting will be super basic; that is, if I don't decide to just tie it with yarn to save time.