If you heard of this quilt as a good pattern for beginners, then it probably wasn't the Gypsy Wife. In a search for gypsy quilt, a couple of others show up that are simple in construction, but it's not clear whether "gypsy quilt" is the proper name for them. One example -
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/127226758198348382/ - another example -
http://theredheadedmermaid.blogspot....uilt-done.html - and another -
http://allthisforthem.blogspot.com/2...psy-quilt.html
Sometimes we don't know how a quilt got its name - perhaps the fabric line, perhaps the pattern used, perhaps just the whim of the quilt's maker.