I'd definitely NOT do a scappy--Jinny Beyer is all about color and her fabrics are designed to provide the blends shown in her patterns to get those great color dominated patterns. I used one of her free patterns (go to her website) called Navejo Morning for son's wedding quilt and did use some of her fabrics and some I selected based on couple's favorite colors, but still in the color range she showed. Her fabrics are wonderful and very subtle difference in the colors.