I love both planned and scrappy quilts, but seem to be partial to scrappies. I am fairly new to quilting and have struggled (I mean really struggled) with putting fabrics together. Then I made my first scrappy. Oh my gosh! Some of the fabrics I put next to each other looked terrible together, but I resisted the urge to pick and choose what went where. After the top was put together, I loved it and no longer noticed those pieces.
Looking at a scrappy quilt is like looking at a field of wildflowers. Individually, they may not be that impressive, but when put together...WOW!