Sometimes I have trouble choosing colors-especially when many different colors are involved. So, if I am drawn to a pattern because it is vibrant and nicely balanced, I like to take a picture (if appropriate), print it, enlarge it in black and white. Then I cut bits of my fabric choices and paste them on the black and white picture. This way I can work in the light, medium and darks and the scale of prints. I am always drawn to any picture that has green and purple-but i can't make every quilt purple and green.