The quilts I have made to give away incorporated their favorite colors and my favorites patterns. To me, giving a quilt is giving something of myself. I think, since you are artistic too, that your g/friend would appreciate ANY pattern you used in her quilt - as long as you didn't use baby fabric in it! lol If you aren't ready to do one of your new designs yet, you could take a cruise thru' www.quilterscache.com & see what strikes you. :D