The dark, light, medium divisions of fabric is a great idea and would satisfy my need to have things looks matched. I have a book (sent to me by a non-quilting friend) call Stash Buster Quilts by Lynne Edwards (copyright 2006). It has some lovely quilts in it; to save wear & tear on my feeble brain, I'm going to use patterns in there for my scrappies (some day).