welcome, we're almost neighbors! I'm from Auburn.
I have often picked out a easy pattern and then trace it on paper, pin to the quilt and then follow the lines. I use pattern tracing paper from Connecting threads or exam. room paper. Also have heard of people using Press and Seal. Instead of tracing you can also sew through a stack of papers (sew without thread in the machine) but my eyes aren't good enough to see those lines.