Look at the thread called Winners from the Iron County Utah. Look down to the quilt with the 4 long "runners". They are beautiful and would be easy to make w/o a pattern (a lot of us don't use patterns). You could make your first quilt as a table runner doing something like what you see there. You can't make a design mistake because you can reposition if you don't like some combination (before you sew it together). I think it is lovely. Yours will look nothing like it because you will be using different fabrics. If it is successful you can make place mats and pot holders (look up on this QB for "pot holders" so you know what is needed for them). Happy trails!