I love it all, small and large florals, monochrome, batiks, I adore paisley fabric.....Kaufman, Fassett and Moda and anything else in between....I am planning my retirement in 2017 and I must have enough fabric for 50 projects awaiting ....and while 2017 is still far away I still hit the fabric stores weekly.....getting ready. I must admit that I do not own anything in brown tones.
Mario, like you I knew when I was retiring and hit all the sales epecially end of bolt sales for those large pieces for backing. Called it my 401K plan. 14 yr later still working from stash & 401K stash.
As far as what is "in" ,what ever suits me at the time. It's my quilt and it only needs to make me smile. Have enough ribbons so now am pleasing me.