Helena, love this idea!

Simple 4 patch & picture block
 

I like to use this one. It's a quick & simple beginner pattern

I like the d9p I just posted one here called d9p Blue, You can take that pattern and move things around and create a whole new pattern. good luck

Log cabin uses the leftover strips from other projects, and so I always keep solid red fabric for the center square--beyond that, there are no limits!

I've been using strips 2.5 X 4 or whatever I'm handed, putting them in long strips for a row, and then sewing the rows together. I put a 2.5 square at the end and alternate when sewing the rows. That way there is no matching seams. I think it is a brick pattern. The other thing I do is just start sewing pieces together and then cutting those into 6.5" squares. A real scrap quilt with no pattern.

Another thought. Look on the Project Linus website. They generally have quick patterns there.

I make crazy quilt squares and then join them with a plain sash, colorful or applique blocks alternated with plain squares (I love to applique)

Helena.....I like the very scrappy quilt for charity because with the group I work with we get a lot of donations, but seldom enough to make a whole coordinated quilt. We do get a lot of smaller or irregular pieces. This type of block works so well. We do save most of our larger pieces for backings or sashings......

Appliqued or pieced "picture" blocks are fun to make. Green and brown scraps can become trees, etc.

This quilt is amazing! Thanks for sharing it! I often have strips left from binding and other projects, and it will practically sew itself as starters and enders using the Bonnie Hunter method. I love everything about it.