I like your first quilt. What I would tell you to try next is find a fabric you like and chose a couple colors that are in the print to go with it. A Disappearing 9 Patch is an easy pattern and you can use whatever colors you like. It starts with any size block you want ( I like a 5"). Then the whole block finishes at about 12 - 13" square. There is a tutorial for this pattern on this site.