to all thinking about throwing darts... I was kidding.
When I first started quilting I went to a very nice quilt store near my work at lunch. I made friends with one particularly nice young woman who took pity on me and walked me through my first couple of quilts. It helps that my taste is towards deep rich earthtone fabrics. I still see my color friend but been a long time since I needed help with colors.
Start with a simple blue on white or red on white quilt. Pick out a couple shades or patterned fabrics of that color and make a double or triple Irish chain. You will see how much can be done with just a couple of tones on a white background. Expand from there. tim in san jose