I usually let the fabric I like the best dictate which project I work on first. Typically I will go into a quilt store and find a particular fabric I'm in love with at that moment. Next Idecide what I will do with it. Am I going to make a bag, a table runner a comfort quilt, or did someone ask me to make a project for them. I sort of let "The Universe" guide me! The quilting Gods are out there....HaHa Ha! We must worship them by purchasing fabric regularly. The more you are excited about a project, the more likely you are going to finish it.