....and another hello from Northern CA. I'm outside of Sacramento. Whereabouts do you live? ...and yes, I can pass on the snow as well.
As for the quilt, I had a friend make one in a zig-zag pattern using triangles. She did not use cotton fabrics though and it was quite a challenge. When you do yours, just remember that you will be handling your pieces on the bias. That's the real stretchy side and gets easily distorted. You may want to starch your fabric to give it a little extra body and you should be just fine.