Fat Quarters often come in coordinating bundles, so they are a great beginner project because you don't have to worry if your fabrics will look good together. The Bow Tie Baby Quilt uses just four fat quarters and 1 1/4 yards of background fabric. The bow tie quilt block is a great block to learn first.

The Beggar's Block (or Roman Square or Cats and Mice) is a very easy quilt block. With only rectangles and a square, the block goes together so quickly! While it is simple, there are many ways to change it up to create completely different looks.

Traditional quilts use regularly repeating shapes and blocks, based on a grid. Traditional patchwork can be simple or complex, but it is usually made up of many repetitions of the same block and orderly rows. These are frequently combined with uniform sashing between individual blocks and/or borders all around.