Well, I only started quilting about 4 years ago when my dear neighbor got me started with placemats. She and I would go to Joanns and she would help me choose the fabric. I have been an apparel sewer since I was 5 years old, so quilting was an entirely new realm for me. After spending so many years "matching" it was very difficult to learn to "coordinate" or "contrast". I still wrestle with making fabric choices and 2nd guess my decisions. Guess that's why I love jelly rolls, charm squares, and layer cakes so much. They also help me to analyze what the designer chose for her collection, so when I make choices many times I think back to the colors and prints in those collections.