you need to think "a quilt is to keep me warm". and move on from there. perfection isn't a must , unless you are going to put it in a show. most of us, don't make perfect quilts, we make a quilt a non quilter would love because they got it from us. start off with something with not so many points to match. maybe irish chains, 9 patches, or D9P's, show flies, churn dashes, etc.