When Pat pointed out that he didn't have his own quilt, I showed him some patterns that I was interested in making. He immediately zeroed in on the tumbling block. Then we talked color. He wanted green and dark red/rust. I suggested yellow for the light side. He first "went shopping" at my sewing stash and then WE supplemented. In the end, he had a lot of input and he loves his "blanky."
Not sure if the flower garden hexes are a good pattern for your average Joe (or Bill, or Dave...)