I too have made a mystery quilt I didn't like. The choice of colors was lights, mediums, & dark's. BUT my lights ended up being too close to the background fabrics. So they disappear into the background & they were supposed to be star points. It remains on our bed & my DH loves it. When doing a Bonnie Hunter mystery you could use a toned down version of her colors or collect all the instructions & do it after you have all the instructions. That's what I've done with her last one. I am color challenged I think.