Welcome--I've been quilting for only 2+ years. I went into a quilt shop with what I thought would be a good first project and the wonderful owner of the shop just shook her head and smiled. Then she pulled out a booklet named "Turning Twenty...Again" designed by Tricia Cribbs. Each block is made up of rectangles and squares and it really was a good design to start with--at least it was for me.
The blocks were somewhat forgiving because as a new quilter I didn't know about squaring up fabric, or squaring up the finished top--come to think about it--I didn't know a lot--only what I'd watched friends do.
I did take a class with PP and I would suggest, as others have, that PP be left for a later challenge.
Good luck and enjoy!