I seldom have this problem since I never can follow a pattern exactly anyway. I always tend to change it up a lot and make it mine ...the last Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt I tried I did not like the colors together so I broke it apart and made two quilts...one black, white, red and the other browns and neutrals...they both came out very nice. If I ever made this quilt again, I would definitely use my own colors...Bonnie even encourages this.