The pattern Surf Song works with 2 basic colors that run from dark to light. You need to choose the 2 colors you like, then choose various shades of those 2 colors. I noticed that you had a lot of orange, you could work with orange, going from a dark orange and work down to a pale orange ending with a yellow orange. The second color should be a color that appeals to you and compliments the orange. Also, working from dark to light of that color. These 2 colors are repeated every other row. So, you would need 12 shades of orange and 12 shades of your second color. Like brown, starting with a dark brown and coordinating 12 shades of brown down to a beige. The look of the waves in the quilt will be a repeat of orange and brown, then orange and brown until complete. If you look at the pattern, you will see it is done in 2 basic colors in dark to light shades. Hope this helps. Susan