Here is a true story: I went to a retreat where Bonnie Hunter was one of the two teachers. We were told to cut up our fabrics and in the class sew them etc. so I reached into my pile of fabrics and did just that. And when I was finished with my six or so blocks, they looked awful. The other gals all had very controlled colors, very limited compared to mine and they looked great. My DH laughed out loud when he saw my blocks because normally I do really well. I learned a lesson there, actually many lessons at that retreat, but I won't go into them all. I am still making scrappy quilts but I know what I like and don't like and I'll keep on making them my way. No hurry and if a color/print doesn't look good, I pull it out right then and there. Value is very important as well as color.