I have been told over and over again by a quilt police masquerading as a friend that "You can't mix colors all together in a ____________ and expect the end result to look good." "It has too much movement/color, etc." is another favorite piece of her advice. However, at Christmastime she told a friend in my hearing that I used excellent colors when I quilted. HUH?????? Whatever!!! I use colors that appeal to me and want to play together (even if not nicely) and I quilt with crazy colored thread that usually show up both on the front and on the back.