Usually it is the color in the pattern that attracts me, but I find it is often the fabric dictates the pattern to me. When Turning 20 first came out, I didn't care for it, all the fabrics seemed smashed together. Then a friend and I wanted to make a Halloween/Birthday quilt for another friend and I had so many different fabrics to use, it was perfect for what we wanted to do. So now I am more likely to find fabric then find the pattern to compliment it.