I went to a class called Quilt in a Day expecting to complete a queen sized one that first day!! Needless to say I didn't even know what colors or how much to buy or about 100 percent cotton. But since it was held in a fabric store in the late 80s I got the fabrics with the teachers help, it was mostly cotton, and started. I finished it by the end of class and tied it and still use it today happily twenty plus years later. It was double Irish Chain pattern with a patient teacher. I have continued and making quilts and am still going strong with my next birthday marking 88. It is working with colors I most enjoy not quilting or hand sewing if I can avoid it. My quilts usually make a trip to a LAQ and I give them away.