I have one that I pieced almost 20 years ago and it took me another ten years to get around to quilting it. It's the blue and yellow one in my album.
It wasn't really planned very well. I just bought a bunch of fabric that I thought looked good together. Just kind of slammed it together on my sewing machine, bound it with a stockpile of black bias tape I had laying around and pieced a backing out of light blue uniform shirts. It's not a work of art but I use it almost everyday and it has strong stitching and has been thrown in the washer and dryer countless times and still going strong.
Not going for art and perfection. What I like about quilting is you make it yourself, pick your fabric and have fun creating it. The bottom line for me is utility. I want things that can be used and stand up to everyday life.