I have decided that there a 2 kinds of color combination for quilts. One is coordinated colors that blend very well together but nothing pops. You can use the dots on the salavage of fabric to find these colors. Other kind is one that does not blend so much but uses colors and patterns that take off from focus fabric. These quilts have colors "pop". Different patterns may be better for either type. Or you may be a quilter that likes more color coordinated quilts. (I am). There are no quilt police here.