there are alot of free websites and designers that give free patterns for their fabrics as well..I know Moda does ..they have many different designers some of them less traditional.
Also Amy butler has many free patterns on her website...I think some of the batik books are less traditional as well. Good luck!
I just did a traditional folksy looking pattern with kind of elegant looking fabrics for a friend of mine..she picked out everything and I never would have chosen those fabrics for that project and it turned out great so sometimes we need to branch out and think out of the box.