I noticed that I am drawn to darker color fabrics & then I don't have enough lights for contrast. I took one class & the instructor told us to look for small, med., & large scale fabrics to have a varity in our quilts. I also like to have solids. I guess it's personal taste & varity. PS- about Walmart closing their fabric dept- When all 3 of mine did the same, they started selling it at 75% off. Keep a close eye on it. The whole dept. sold out in about 2 days. THE PRICES WERE FANTASTIC!