If it's a pretty fabric, and she's a newbie, have her set those layer cakes in an "on point" setting. She won't have to cut the layer cakes, but she will have to cut a sash for each block, and binding (both of which could be scrappy! Just a thought.) Plus she will need to cut out the half squares to fill around the edges of the blocks. So that's learning to cut straight, accurate strip pieces (not all that easy) plus putting the blocks on the diagonal, so a different kind of sewing, and adding the sashing, a skill all its own.