I've made a quilt for my husband out of bandana's. It was pretty western--cuz he is pretty western, and as simple as that quilt is, he loved it.
Quilts are for you or the people you want to enjoy it. I stayed with a lady a month ago who is a quilter. She uses bug and vine fabrics. She is a landscaper (?) and that is what made her quilts personal.
If we don't put part of our likes, and personality into our quilts we might as well make the same quilt with the same fabrics as everyone else does.
Barb