I think it is totally a personal thing.
I, personally, can't deal with quilts that ARE NOT scrap most of the time. I was drawn to quilting when I was looking at magazine that showcased quilts in the decor.
My love of quilts comes from the traditional sense. I love the reproduction quilts for the 1800's era and am drawn to the ones that you know where sewn by the prairie women from their little girls old dresses and little boys old shirts.
If I make a quilt that should be a 3 or 4 color quilt, for example, I will tend to buy lots of fabrics in those 3 or 4 colors. So, for example, if red is one of the 3 or 4 fabrics I will get lots of reds in the same shade, but different fabrics and prints.
I'm a fat quarter bundle kind of person. I have been this way since the beginning (I have quilted for about 8 or 10 years now) and don't see myself changing all that much.
I also think I'm A.D.D. when it comes to my quilting because I get bored really easy once I start something and it takes everything in me not to stop and move on to another project. I think my favorite part of quilting is finding the idea, choosing the fabrics, and cutting it up to begin the project. Once I start sewing it gets hard for me to complete the project. Borders are my lease favorite part of the quilt (by then I really want to move on), which is probably why I love scrap quilts so much (so many never have a border). Using lots of fabrics keeps me interested in the project longer for sure. At any given time I have about 15 projects going at once. I have a table in my quilting room that has all my projects in progress on it. It drives me crazy, but it is just me and how I work.
The only time I don't do scrap is when there is a fabric that just screams to be showcased all by itself.
OK, I'll shut up now :D
Suzanne