At the time they were just fabric... I remember lots of stars with different colored petals/rays, Jewel Box, lots of things like 9-patches with HST settings so they went in diagonal rows, log cabins always a classic in all fabrics and times... Milky Way with the friendship sort of star can be a bit harder to work with multiple fabrics but also can be done.
Maybe spend some looking at the Bonnie Hunter free patterns page and see if anything jumps out at you!
https://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/free-patterns.html