May I suggest Gypsy Wife, Long Time Gone, or My Small World by Jen Kingwell? They are basically samplers that you could do in sections each month. My Small World has some very small blocks, so it may be frustrating for beginning quilters, but Gypsy Wife has blocks that look about the size of the Splendid Sampler. I'm working on Long Time Gone now and enjoying it although some pieces are quite small, too.