I do not buy kits, because I already have waaay more fabric than I can use in two lifetimes, lol. Also, I find that the color choices for kits rarely coincides with my personal color choices, so I will buy the pattern, but use fabric from my stash. I always make a sample block to see how difficult it will be to work with, and if there are no problems, then go ahead and make up the whole quilt.