There are very few patterns that I have used more than once. I like the zig-zag of carpenter's star so I may use that for borders and the like. I like the friendship star and hunter's star and may wind up using the friendship star as corner stones in sashing and the hunter's star as cornerstones in a border. I love an old chinese lantern pattern that I found in Blockbase (it is also on quilter's cache) and have used it. If I see a pattern I like, I buy it but rarely follow it completely (usually get bored in the middle).