Personally...I when I make a quilt for myself...I REALLY want to like it...so unless I have run across a pattern that I am in love with...it isn't staying here. Sometimes I think I really like a pattern until I make it then I change my mind...it usually goes into the donation or gift pile. So you might just try one...maybe a lap size of a pattern you just think you might want in your bedroom and then see if you love it...if not it can be a gift.