I love color and sometime use to much. I have to watch myself and sometime tone it down some. I don't usually have a pattern in mind when I buy fabric but when I find something I just have to buy I try to buy several colors that go well with it. When I get it home I wash, press and put it in a 2.5 gallon zip bag along with a pattern when I find one I like and have a lot of projects ready when I am ready to start a new one that I don't have to go shopping for matching fabrics. I am ready to start my project right away.