When I need inspiration for a pattern, I have two places I go to:
I open Google, click on Images and in the search field, I put something that relates to the kind of quilt I want, such as "patriotic sampler quilts" "large quilt blocks" "9 patch quilts" etc. So many gorgeous images to look at and sometimes the web pages that result are helpful.
Then I take my inspiration and head on over to
www.quilterscache.com and check out her hundreds of blocks. The great thing about this site, is almost every block is shown in a quilt pattern, plus she has images of the blocks made by others, along with instructions.
Diane