And so you see that the #1 truth is that each person's truth is a little different, or a LOT different, LOL, and when it comes right down to it, you must listen to your heart and follow your own TRUTH and do what pleases you the most.
Only you can know the exact effect you are wanting to achieve and what makes you happy.
I'd say play with your fabrics and pattern. Cut several mini pieces to just lay together to see the different effects. Make them small without seam allowances. You won't need to sew them, just lay them out beside each other. Accuracy won't be so important as you can overlap if an edge is crooked. You can still see, with a 1" square, how the colors are going to blend or contrast with one another.
And if you don't want to waste these little scraps after, paint a piece of wood white and decopage them to it in your pattern or in a scrappy or crazy quilt design with some embellishments added.
Smilesssss and huggggggs,