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they're just a small scale all-over print...don't be intimidated...you have to decide what the effect is that you want...

you can put matching solids, a medium scale stripe and maybe one other geometric in small-medium scale.
or medium floral with other colors that can be picked up for tiny color areas
or all matching tone on tone prints (matching colors, i mean) put together in 9patches for alternate blocks with these
or find stripes in some of the same colors and do a stars and stripes theme
or put into a baby quilt, many baby prints are pastels like these

whatever you decide to do, the best mixes usually have a common thread, the color or the print and then you choose a few things to go with them that have a medium size and a large size to go with this tiny one.... find a block that has a visual 'movement' to it...a star or a diagonal design (that's why so many quilt blocks have half square triangles in them...it moves the eye further along... which is what you're trying to do... play with them...take them to the store and put them on things that match... see what looks attractive to your eye and then trust it... if you get it together and something looks missing, look for something in the same tone (not shade, but tone) and put in something really light, really dark or really bright in those tones.... every quilt needs a 'zinger' to complement the basic combo... and you might not know what a zinger is, but look at the quilts you like... your eye will be drawn to one thing that keeps your attention, keeps your eye moving from block to block or side to side... that's your zinger, and it will probably not be large...the less you use of one color, the more you SEE it... and try to analyse what it is that you like about quilts you are drawn to... you don't want to make someone else's quilt, but you can learn a lot about what you like and don't like by looking at lots of other people's work... have fun...this is not a test, it is a creative hobby and should be fun at every step along the way.