Guess it's all in how you look at things and personal taste. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, rick rack . . . on some things! I am crazy about polka dots too . . . on some things! If it says "use me here" loud and clear . . . go for it. It's your creation . . . really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Sure don't mean this to sound discounting to others opinions or trite . . . but all these beautiful quilts we see on here tell me that we are ALL different in many ways, but thankfully all alike in our love of this art form.