Some of my best quilts were where I did not try to match but just picked up strips (log cabin) or small pieces (double wedding ring). But, that is difficult to make yourself do at first.
I am presently working on a scrap quilt, but the centers, corners and sashing is controlled. As I walked through the room and glanced at the design wall this morning, I just said to myself (before I read these posts) that "this quilt is turning out to be blue and brown from a distance". And yet, I have reds, purples, yellows, greens, browns, blacks, blues and more in it. But, from a distance, this is what it is looking like so far.
Amazing how color works, isn't it?