Simple is good!
*how about 48 squares cut 10.5″, sewn together for a top, back, quilt and bind. 60″ X80″
The house block tutorial is still up at Bumble beans, here if your interested, but not necessary.
*Whole cloth quilts a solid piece of fabric top, with batting , back and binding.
*Have an old top you haven’t bonded with?
quilt it up. send it off! 
*Beth at live love laugh, has a lovely spiral log cabin tutorial here
*Mrs. Moen has a really cute simple house block quilt tutorial here
*Bonnie Hunter, has a simple strip quilt here and many other on her Fabulous site, and many others.
*Amy at my creative side, has a great baby quilt tutorial here
Red pepper Quilts has a good tutorial for machine binding your quilts
It’s fast, and more secure for blankets that will get washed a lot… and loved a lot!